Alias is a keyword??

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col(Posted 2013) [#1]
Hiya,

Is it my setup or does this complain about the Alias name for you too...

Strict

' One example
Type Alias
EndType

' Another example
Global Alias = 10


This suggests Alias is a keyword. I can't use it in any way as a variable name for anything, not that it's important but still... is there a history here?


xlsior(Posted 2013) [#2]
IIRC alias is a keyword that can be used with external win32 declarations?


BlitzSupport(Posted 2013) [#3]
What version are you on? I just get an error on 1.48 when it encounters Alias here...

Googling site:blitzbasic.com alias turns up a few references to it having some mystery function in the past...


Floyd(Posted 2013) [#4]
Alias was a keyword in the distant past, but it vanished at some point. I never saw it used for anything.

There is an interesting attempt to guess what it does here.


col(Posted 2013) [#5]
Ahh yes, Googling this site showed up some old code examples. Its seems it was removed... partially.