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Re: "a reference to"


  • Subject: Re: "a reference to"
  • From: "Mark J. Reed" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:23:42 -0500

On Jan 15, 2008 1:56 PM, Luther Fuller <email@hidden> wrote:
> Why did I have to use 'get' ?

Because all "bounds of window of desktop" gets you is a reference to
the bounds property.  A reference is not a list, and has no items.

When you use "get", it "derefrences" the reference, giving you the
value of the property instead.   That is a list, from which you can
then extract items.

It's the difference between a bill of goods (in the non-pejorative
sense) and the actual box containing the merchandise.

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Mark J. Reed <email@hidden>
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