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Re: Context

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg70982] Re: [mg70956] Context
• From: "Chris Chiasson" <chris at chiasson.name>
• Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2006 01:39:35 -0500 (EST)
• References: <200611021149.GAA15806@smc.vnet.net>

What did you feed as the argument for fun?

On 11/2/06, dh <dh at metrohm.ch> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> consider:
>
> fun[x_]:=( Begin[x];
>
>        Print[t];
>
>        End[];
>
>        );
>
> according to the manual one would think that the variable t in context x
>
> is printed. However, this is wrong! What is printed is Global`t.
>
> Therefore, the context to which a symbol belongs is determined during
>
> parsing and NOT execution.
>
> Can anybode give more insight and strict rules for this quirck?
>
> Daniel
>
>
>


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    • From: dh <dh@metrohm.ch>