Chris Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Programming languages do this all the time, as well. The most popular > example is the OO sense of the word polymorphism. That's all about > being able to write code that works with a range of values regardless of > (or, at least, a range that less constraining than equlity in) types.
It's now dawned on me that I need not have restricted this to the OO sense of polymorphism. So let me rephrase. Polymorphism *is* when programming languages do that. -- Chris Smith - Lead Software Developer / Technical Trainer MindIQ Corporation -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list