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Using declarations like a statement leads to strange bugs.
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Description
### 🔎 Search Terms
function declaration statement
### 🕗 Version & Regression Information
v 5.9.3
### ⏯ Playground Link
https://www.typescriptlang.org/play/?target=99#code/JYMwBAFALgTgrgUwJRgG4EMZgB5gLxgAMA3ALABQAxgPYB2AztQDYIB0T1A5hNksWAHoB1ANYUKIalggsoYYPiL8FAHjABmZQGotKDFgBWi4GSp1GLdlwgGUQhDBhT5tMDQC2AB2AsAXGCNgejA4egQAEzAAIwRJGARohGBaTjB0enpgTloAGjBaajAHJyxksHhaKGB3BLA68XJQSFhEFBA4WkoqujAQCBQAbwBfCX6hAqLHZzKPbxYwKpq8qLg5YunXCsWEfwBJV3pYYC6wd2pwhJoLvPbO7oY3dFc6JgBPRLALyiZMCLS5KDUTxgFioBBMMAbTIXNLRDiUERgIA
### 💻 Code
```ts
if (true) var x = 0;
console.log(x); //ok
for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) var j = i;
console.log(j) //error in compile: j is used before being assign, no error in runtime
if (true) function f() {}
f()//no error in compile time, but error in runtime: In strict mode code, functions can only be declared at top level or inside a block
```
### 🙁 Actual behavior
-
### 🙂 Expected behavior
-
### Additional information about the issue
The questions above was raised only in academic purpose. I understand that there are no real use cases to apply code above.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the linked TypeScript Playground and reproduce the three declaration examples in the issue, comparing compiler diagnostics with runtime behavior. The issue does not specify an expected result, so establish whether the intended fix is a diagnostic, emitted-code change, or documented JavaScript semantics before identifying the relevant compiler area and tests.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, typescript
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100