`reserved-word`

A reserved word is used as a name or a head.

compile error, shown by synod check.

Words like to, if, list and by belong to the language, so they cannot name a field, a record type, a phrase head or a variable. The full list is in spec/01. Reserved words may appear as later words of a pattern, such as Send [m: msg] to [n: node].

Example

Check this program to see the diagnostic.

# package p
Node has
  set list to 0

Diagnostic

p/p.synod:3:7: error[reserved-word]: "list" is a reserved word and cannot be a field

Fix

Choose a name that is not a reserved word.

# package p
Node has
  set items to 0