# File lib/brakeman/processors/alias_processor.rb, line 1173
  def set_value var, value
    if node_type? value, :if
      value = value_from_if(value)
    elsif node_type? value, :case
      value = value_from_case(value)
    end

    if @ignore_ifs or not @inside_if
      if @meth_env and node_type? var, :ivar and env[var].nil?
        @meth_env[var] = value
      else
        env[var] = value
      end
    elsif env.current[var]
      env.current[var] = value
    elsif @branch_env and @branch_env[var]
      @branch_env[var] = value
    elsif @branch_env and @meth_env and node_type? var, :ivar
      @branch_env[var] = value
    else
      env.current[var] = value
    end
  end