Shadowing variables

[DoomTas3r]

What Happened

I thought, 'How can delta from every frame be obtained without creating that variable?' I created the variable with the exact name delta and printed the result which was a float. The debugger displays a warning that delta shadows the already-declared variable.

This unlocks a feature, but it can become a problem if the types don't match

Generated script:

extends Node2D

var delta: float


func _ready():
    delta = 0

func _process(delta):
    print((delta))

How to Reproduce

1. Create a variable named delta
2. Place an every frame block
3. Attach a log text block to every frame
4. Attach delta as input to log text
5. Run the scene

Block Coding Plugin Version

v0.7.1

Godot Engine Version

v4.3

Operating System

No response

Logs or command-line output

W 0:00:02:0492   The local function parameter "delta" is shadowing an already-declared variable at line 3.
  <GDScript Error>SHADOWED_VARIABLE
  <GDScript Source>gdscript://-9223371985063508500.gd:9

Anything else?

No response

[manuq]

Yes, very good point. For variables maybe adding them all to a _block_coding_variables = {} dictionary would be an option.

Then we have the same issue when defining methods: the user can currently shadow a builtin method like Node2D rotate() using the "define method" block.