Issue 0292: Use of the word variable

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Authors: Convener, J. Benito (convener)
Date: 2003-09-18
Reference document: ISO/IEC WG14 N1025
Submitted against: C99
Status: Fixed
Fixed in: C99 TC3
Converted from: summary-c99.htm, dr_292.htm

Summary

Change the use of variable to object in those instances where the Standard is referring to an object.

Suggested Technical Corrigendum

EXAMPLE 2, 5.1.2.3, change

the value of each variable to size int

to

the value of each object to size int

Footnote 41, change

Thus, an automatic variable can be initialized to a trap representation without causing undefined behavior, but the value of the variable cannot be used until a proper value is stored in it.

to

Thus, an automatic object can be initialized to a trap representation without causing undefined behavior, but the value of the object cannot be used until a proper value is stored in it.

EXAMPLE 1, 6.5.16.1, change

Therefore, for full portability, the variable c should be declared as int.

to

Therefore, for full portability, the object c should be declared as int.

EXAMPLE, 6.7.5.1, change

EXAMPLE The following pair of declarations demonstrates the difference between a “variable pointer to a constant value” and a “constant pointer to a variable value”.

to

EXAMPLE The following pair of declarations demonstrates the difference between a “object pointer to a constant value” and a “constant pointer to a object value”.

6.8.5.3 #1, change

If clause-1 is a declaration, the scope of any variables it declares is the remainder of the declaration and the entire loop, including the other two expressions;

to

If clause-1 is a declaration, the scope of any objects it declares is the remainder of the declaration and the entire loop, including the other two expressions;

Footnote 134, change

Thus, clause-1 specifies initialization for the loop, possibly declaring one or more variables for use in the loop;

to

Thus, clause-1 specifies initialization for the loop, possibly declaring one or more objects for use in the loop;

Footnote 165, change

For a variable z of complex type, z == creal(z) + cimag(z)*I.

to

For the object z of complex type, z == creal(z) + cimag(z)*I.

Footnote 166, change

For a variable z of complex type, z == creal(z) + cimag(z)*I.

to

For the object z of complex type, z == creal(z) + cimag(z)*I.

7.6, #1, change

A floating-point status flag is a system variable whose value is set (but never cleared) when a floating-point exception is raised,

to

A floating-point status flag is a system object whose value is set (but never cleared) when a floating-point exception is raised,

7.6, #1, change

A floating-point control mode is a system variable whose value may be set by the user to affect the subsequent behavior of floating-point arithmetic.

to

A floating-point control mode is a system object whose value may be set by the user to affect the subsequent behavior of floating-point arithmetic.

F.8.1, change

The flags and modes in the floating-point environment may be regarded as global variables;

to

The flags and modes in the floating-point environment may be regarded as global objects;

Footnote 308, change

Use of float_t and double_t variables increases the likelihood of translation-time computation.

to

Use of float_t and double_t objects increases the likelihood of translation-time computation.

Annex I #2, bullet 11, change

or an enumeration variable that has the same type

to

or an enumeration object that has the same type

Comment from WG14 on 2006-04-04:

Committee Discussion

1. No change needed.
2. Sec 6.2.6.1 variable is common usage - no change needed.
3. No change needed.
4. No change needed.
5. Change variable to identifiers.
6. No change needed.
7. No change needed.
8. No change needed.
9. No change needed.
10. No change needed.
11. No change needed.
12. No change needed.
13. No change needed.
14. Agree with suggested change.

Technical Corrigendum

6.8.5.3 #1, change

If clause-1 is a declaration, the scope of any variables it declares is the remainder of the declaration and the entire loop, including the other two expressions;

to

If clause-1 is a declaration, the scope of any identifiers it declares is the remainder of the declaration and the entire loop, including the other two expressions;

Annex I #2, bullet 11, change

or an enumeration variable that has the same type

to

or an enumeration object that has the same type