[Diagnostics] A self argument implicitly passed as an inout parameter is diagnosed as used before initialized #78441
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Resolves #55825
When using the
self
argument that is implicitly passed as an inout parameter without initialization, the compiler generates a "passed by reference before being initialized" diagnostic message.This error message may be confusing since the "passed by reference" is not explicitly visible in the code.
In this specific case, just "used before being initialized" would be a more understandable diagnostic message.
For other uses of inout parameters, the current diagnostic message should remain unchanged, as the additional information about "passed by reference" provides helpful context for developers.