> -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Sugalski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> A property is a runtime assignable name/value pair that you stick on > a variable or value. An attribute is a named variable that all > objects of a particular class have. > > Properties can come and go at runtime, but attributes are fixed. (I > think you could also consider attributes "instance variables", but > I'm a bit OO fuzzy so I'm not sure that's entirely right) Ok, in the case of python or ruby, instance variables are not fixed and they are not declared as part of the class. I suppose this can be handled by giving such classes one hash attribute for storing these instance variables. > You're off. It'll be something like: > > callmethod Px, "method_name" > > or > > jmpmethod Px, "method_name" > Is there going to be any way to (in PASM) find a method with out invoking it? I am not sure, but it may be useful for currying and some efficiency stuff (like moving dispatch outside of a loop that repeatedly invokes a method). > >Do we store ptrs to parent classes in one of these slots? Also > Can I access > >slots like: > > > > set Px, Py[1] # store the name to offset hash in Px > > No the parent's gotten to via the vtable, and yes you can. Sorry if this is obvious, but which vtable method is used to get the parents? Thanks! -- Jonathan Sillito
