BL-978

src/main/java/ortus/boxlang/runtime/context/FunctionBoxContext.java

@@ -464,10 +464,18 @@ public Key findClosestFunctionName() {
 	@Override
 	public IScope getDefaultAssignmentScope() {
 		// CF Source sets into variable scope. BoxLang defaults to local scope
-		return getFunction().getSourceType().equals( BoxSourceType.CFSCRIPT )
-		    || getFunction().getSourceType().equals( BoxSourceType.CFTEMPLATE )
-		        ? getScopeNearby( VariablesScope.name )
-		        : localScope;
+		var sourceType = getFunction().getSourceType();
+		if ( sourceType.equals( BoxSourceType.CFSCRIPT ) || sourceType.equals( BoxSourceType.CFTEMPLATE ) ) {
+			// If we are in a static initializer or a function not in a class at all, defer to the parent
+			if ( getParent() instanceof StaticClassBoxContext || !isInClass() ) {
+				return getParent().getDefaultAssignmentScope();
+			} else {
+				// Otherwise, non-static functions in a class use the closest variables scope
+				return getScopeNearby( VariablesScope.name );
+			}
+		} else {
+			return localScope;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**

src/test/java/TestCases/phase3/ClassTest.java

@@ -1671,4 +1671,13 @@ public void testUserASMError() {
 		    context );
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testUserStaticError() {
+		instance.executeSource(
+		    """
+		    new src.test.java.TestCases.phase3.StaticError()
+		      """,
+		    context );
+	}
+
 }

src/test/java/TestCases/phase3/StaticError.cfc

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+component {
+	static {
+		zzz = (
+			() => {
+				var pattern = 42; // uncomment for breakage
+				return 42;
+			}
+		)( );
+	}
+
+	println(static.zzz)
+}