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#2 2012-03-08 04:59:14
- Hardmath123
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Re: help with squeak!
| t1 |
t1 _ 'a string'
I think...
EDIT: Whoops! Instance, not temporary. Sorry! 
Last edited by Hardmath123 (2012-03-08 04:59:52)
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#3 2012-03-08 07:47:12
Re: help with squeak!
If you've declared the instance variable, you can just assign to it. You don't need to "convert" because Smalltalk is dynamically typed. e.g.:
"all fine on the same instance variable"
foo := 3.
foo := OrderedCollection new.
foo := 'Hello!'.
I wouldn't recommend doing this too often, though, because it can make your code confusing if an instance variable means two different things in two scenarios.
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#5 2012-03-09 07:45:48
Re: help with squeak!
jurk wrote:
no nXIII the other way like from a string to an instance variable
and not from a instance variable to a string
You can't convert a string to an instance variable, unless you mean adding an instance variable dynamically, which you shouldn't do anyway (just use a Dictionary). You can assign to an instance variable, which is what I just showed you. You can't assign to a string.
Last edited by nXIII (2012-03-09 07:46:09)
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#6 2012-03-09 08:24:09
Re: help with squeak!
Not sure why we are using the word 'convert' isn't it just changing its output?
Code:
blockbin _ hello world.
Or is it making a new instance variable named with the string...
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