I installed from the GitHub master branch. I'm not understanding why the first result is not the same as the second.
library(data.table)
dd <- data.table(x = 1)
dd[, c('z', 'x') := {x <- NULL; list(2, NULL)}][]
#> x z
#> <num> <num>
#> 1: 2 2
dd <- data.table(x = 1)
dd[, c('z', 'x') := {list(2, NULL)}][]
#> z
#> <num>
#> 1: 2
System Info
version
#> _
#> platform x86_64-apple-darwin17.0
#> arch x86_64
#> os darwin17.0
#> system x86_64, darwin17.0
#> status
#> major 4
#> minor 1.0
#> year 2021
#> month 05
#> day 18
#> svn rev 80317
#> language R
#> version.string R version 4.1.0 (2021-05-18)
#> nickname Camp Pontanezen
Created on 2021-12-11 by the reprex package (v2.0.1)
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I installed from the GitHub master branch. I'm not understanding why the first result is not the same as the second.
Created on 2021-12-11 by the reprex package (v2.0.1)