At 11:44 AM -0500 1/15/03, attriel wrote:
I get the function pointer. Points to a method. Someone comes and redefines that method in the object's class, or deletes it outright. I still have a handle, so the code doesn't go away, but it's no longer the right code for that method name.>> > >I think what Jonathan asked for was an operator for> >returning a method (as an object) which can be invoked > >later with some arguments (or even applied with a > >partial list of arguments for currying). > > > >This would be a lot more useful than a yes-or-no > >answer about the existence of a method.Exactly. 'Yes' might be valid one moment, and invalid the next. Not a very useful operation... Returning a coderef on the other hand is useful.Er. How could "Is it possible to call this method" become invalid, but the fptr remains valid? I'm not sure that I follow that ...
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