Labels and #if

[Scr1pter]

Hello,

A while ago I reported that AHK refused such a code:

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F1::
F1:
MsgBox, hi
return

F2::
GoTo, F1
return

It says, "Duplicate label".

I was told by person from this forum it was normal because hotkey labels are also labels.
Ok, makes sense, but why does this code not work:

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mode = 1

F1::
mode++
if mode = 3
{
  mode = 1
}
return

F3::
GoTo, mylabel
return

#if mode = 1
mylabel:
F2::
MsgBox, first mode
return
#if

#if mode = 2
mylabel:
F2::
MsgBox, second mode
return
#if

It accepts the two F2 labels, but refuses the two mylabel labels.
How can I get it work?

Is the only chance something like:

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mode = 1

F1::
mode++
if mode = 2
{
  mode = 1
}
return

F3::
GoTo, mylabel
return

#if mode = 1
F2::
MsgBox, first mode
return
#if

#if mode = 2
F2::
MsgBox, second mode
return
#if

mylabel:
if mode = 1
{
  MsgBox, first mode
}
if mode = 2
{
  MsgBox, second mode
}
return

Well, I can live with that, but it's inconsistent and I really would prefer to split them with #if like done with the hotkey labels.

Cheers!

[Scr1pter]

Just had this idea, and it worked:

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mode = 1

F1::
mode++
if mode = 3
{
  mode = 1
}
return

F3::
GoTo, mylabel%mode%
return

#if mode = 1
mylabel1:
F2::
MsgBox, first mode
return
#if

#if mode = 2
mylabel2:
F2::
MsgBox, second mode
return
#if

I believe that's the shortest way.
It doesn't matter where the mylabels are, but for a better overview (for me), I put them inside of #if
Anyway, if somebody has a better idea, let me know.

Using #if is in my opinion still the best way.
(Like it works for hotkey labels.)

Cheers!

[boiler]

It's not two labels it they're hotkeys preceded by different #If directives. It's two different variants of the same hotkey label which is allowed. Details here.