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Compiler issues

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Like any other compiler there are issues with the parsing therefor this page exists to mention those common issues and how to get around them.

Parsing Issues[edit]

Comment Issues related to the comments

Having an end of multi-line comment proceeded by a line comment on the same line.
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DefaultProperties Issues related to the defaultproperties block

Placing a { on the same line of the defaultproperties declaration will cause the parser to skip the defaultproperties block thus :all of your default values will not be compiled, to get around this is easy just place the { on the next line!.
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Switch Issues related to the switch block when attempting to access DefaultProperties from a static function.

Using the syntax Default.Identifier (to resolve a DefaultProperties reference from a static function) within a switch block confuses the compiler, which assumes the script has an error, and suggests 'default:', as in the default case for a switch statement. The error message is Error, Missing ':' in 'Default. See examples for some workarounds.
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DefaultProperties Issues related to the defaultproperties block and the mathematical syntax for representing negative numbers. No warnings from the compiler.

In mathematics, a negative number is sometimes represented in parenthesis, as in the expression 1 + (-1). The parenthesis are not recognized, and thus the value becomes 0.0f (default-initialized).
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DefaultProperties Issues related to the defaultproperties block and const values. No warnings from the compiler.

A const value would appear default-initialized (0.0f, 0, false) when used in a defaultproperties block.
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