[GROOVY-862] Declared variables in scripts shouldn't be added to the binding

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.0-JSR-5
• Fix Version/s: 1.0-JSR-5
• Assignee: Jochen Theodorou
• Reporter: Guillaume Sauthier
• Created: 05/Jun/05 10:49
• Updated: 10/Feb/06 08:56
• Resolved: 10/Feb/06 08:56

Description

When a variable is declared or defined in a script, it should not be added into the binding.

def a = 1
String b = "foo"

Both these variables are local to the script and should not be in the binding.

If someone wants to add a variable to the binding, we should use setProperty("foo", "bar") or simply write:

a = 1
b = "foo"

Putting variables explicitely improves the readability of the code.

And that way, we'll be able to provide type checking in scripts as well, because currently, even if you define a string, you can assign it an integer, because it's simply overriding the variable in the binding.