Utpl implements function scoping, make sure that local variables are invisible outside of the function scope. -- Expect stdout -- a_global=true a_local=true b_global=true b_local=false c_global=true c_local=false When seting a nonlocal variable, it is set in the nearest parent scope containing the variable or in the root scope if the variable was not found. x=2 y= z=1 Variables implicitly declared by for-in or counting for loops follow the same scoping rules. inner2 f_a=3 inner2 f_b=3 inner2 f_c=3 inner2 f_d=3 inner2 f_e=3 inner f_a=3 inner f_b=3 inner f_c=3 inner f_d= inner f_e=3 outer f_a=3 outer f_b= outer f_c= outer f_d= outer f_e=3 -- End -- -- Testcase -- {% a_global = true; local a_local = true; function test() { b_global = true; local b_local = true; function test2() { c_global = true; local c_local = true; } test2(); } test(); -%} a_global={{ !!a_global }} a_local={{ !!a_local }} b_global={{ !!b_global }} b_local={{ !!b_local }} c_global={{ !!c_global }} c_local={{ !!c_local }} When seting a nonlocal variable, it is set in the nearest parent scope containing the variable or in the root scope if the variable was not found. {% x = 1; function scope1() { x = 2; local y; function scope2() { // this does not set "y" in the root scope but overwrites the // variable declared in the "scope1" function scope. y = 2; // this sets "z" in the root scope because it was not declared // anywhere yet z = 1; } scope2(); } scope1(); -%} x={{ x }} y={{ y }} z={{ z }} Variables implicitly declared by for-in or counting for loops follow the same scoping rules. {% function scope3() { // f_a is not declared local and be set i nthe root scope for (f_a = 1; f_a < 3; f_a++) ; for (local f_b = 1; f_b < 3; f_b++) ; local f_c; function scope4() { // f_c is not declared local but declared in the parent scope, it // will be set there for (f_c in [1, 2, 3]) ; for (local f_d in [1, 2, 3]) ; // f_e is not declared, it will be set in the root scope for (f_e in [1, 2, 3]) ; print("inner2 f_a=", f_a, "\n"); print("inner2 f_b=", f_b, "\n"); print("inner2 f_c=", f_c, "\n"); print("inner2 f_d=", f_d, "\n"); print("inner2 f_e=", f_e, "\n"); print("\n"); } scope4(); print("inner f_a=", f_a, "\n"); print("inner f_b=", f_b, "\n"); print("inner f_c=", f_c, "\n"); print("inner f_d=", f_d, "\n"); print("inner f_e=", f_e, "\n"); print("\n"); } scope3(); print("outer f_a=", f_a, "\n"); print("outer f_b=", f_b, "\n"); print("outer f_c=", f_c, "\n"); print("outer f_d=", f_d, "\n"); print("outer f_e=", f_e, "\n"); %} -- End --