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variable scope & redefinitions

Published 2 months ago by Andrew J. Richardson

def allowed() {
    try {
        def var = 'howdy'
        throw Exception
    }
    catch (Exception) {
        println('oops')
    }
    def var = 'hello'
    println(var)
}

def not_allowed() {
    def var = 'howdy'
    try {
        //uncomment below to see compilation error: The current scope already contains a variable of the name var
        //def var = "bye"
        throw Exception
    }
    catch (Exception) {
        println(var)
    }
}

allowed()
not_allowed()