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Re: [ANN] HOM paper available

Subject: Re: [ANN] HOM paper available
From: "John C. Randolph" <email@hidden>
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 17:08:14 -0700


On Sep 9, 2005, at 12:59 PM, Steve Weller wrote:

For HOM in Objective-C I would like to see some alternate syntax so it is clear that HOM is being used and nip the nested bracketting in the bud. My suggestion would be to use dots instead of [ ].

[myobject.ifResponds dosomething]


Bad idea.

Dots already have a meaning in C. The syntax you suggest above looks like you're trying to send -doSomething to a structure member "ifResponds" within "myobject".

High-order messages are ordinary messages, and the existing syntax suffices.

-jcr


John C. Randolph <email@hidden> (408) 914-0013
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  >[ANN] HOM paper available (From: Marcel Weiher <email@hidden>)
  >Re: [ANN] HOM paper available (From: "John C. Randolph" <email@hidden>)
  >Re: [ANN] HOM paper available (From: Marcel Weiher <email@hidden>)
  >Re: [ANN] HOM paper available (From: T Reaves <email@hidden>)
  >Re: [ANN] HOM paper available (From: Marcel Weiher <email@hidden>)
  >Re: [ANN] HOM paper available (From: Steve Weller <email@hidden>)




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