rspec/rules/S4280/plsql/rule.adoc

== Why is this an issue?

Using the same name for multiple purposes reduces the understandability of the code and might eventually lead to bugs.


This rule verifies that no label is reused in an inner scope.


=== Noncompliant code example

[source,sql]
----
<<foo>>
DECLARE
  a CONSTANT PLS_INTEGER := 0;
BEGIN
  <<foo>>                                  -- Noncompliant
  DECLARE
    b CONSTANT PLS_INTEGER := 42;
  BEGIN
    DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('x = ' || foo.b); -- Confusing
  END;
END;
/
----


=== Compliant solution

[source,sql]
----
<<foo>>
DECLARE
  a CONSTANT PLS_INTEGER := 0;
BEGIN
  <<bar>>
  DECLARE
    b CONSTANT PLS_INTEGER := 42;
  BEGIN
    DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('x = ' || bar.b);
  END;
END;
/
----


ifdef::env-github,rspecator-view[]

'''
== Implementation Specification
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=== Message

Give a unique name to this identifier which was first declared at line X


endif::env-github,rspecator-view[]