Hi, I have a situation where I have available name of object's method slot which I would like to invoke. What is the best way to do this? I would like for the...
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Friedrich Weber
fred.reichbier@...
Jul 12, 2009 1:33 pm
Hi! I think the best way is to clone the method and set its scope to the target context, so you get a kind of "bound method": the_a := t getSlot("a") clone...
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Oscar Martinez
wasintw
Jul 12, 2009 6:00 pm
Hi, About performOn: If called on a method it behaves as stated in the docs, but called on a block has no effect (the block is activated but not on the object...
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Steve Dekorte
stevedekorte
Jul 12, 2009 6:02 pm
... theObject perform(slotName)...
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Steve Dekorte
stevedekorte
Jul 12, 2009 6:04 pm
... Sorry, please ignore this - I didn't read the rest of the question before responding. Friedrich's answer looks correct....
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bblochl2
Jul 13, 2009 4:46 pm
I tried the example "Create a simple object and show how to use it" from the page http://www.iolanguage.com/about/samplecode/: Account := Object clone do( ...
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bblochl2
Jul 13, 2009 6:32 pm
... I just tried the above Account example as a script with a starting shebang line on Linux - it was working! First I tried it from the Io line interpreter...
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Brian Mitchell
binary42@...
Jul 13, 2009 6:52 pm
... I haven't had time to try things out but have you tried using one line with ;'s on the REPL? I think the interactive REPL is a little broken on some...
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Oscar Martinez
wasintw
Jul 13, 2009 7:06 pm
... Playing with the CLI I found that Z_CLI.io does not handle correctly that case and the "slash at the end" case, at lease in my box (Debian Squeze/Sid on...
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bblochl2
Jul 13, 2009 8:57 pm
I have a problem of understanding: Io 20090105 Io> sin := 5 ==> 5 Io> 4 sin ==> -0.7568024953079282 Io> sin ==> 5 Io> 1x := 5 ==> 5 Io> x1:= 6 ==> 6 Io>...
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Jeremy Tregunna
jeremy.tregunna@...
Jul 13, 2009 9:03 pm
Do a 1 slotNames You'll find x there. Regards, Jeremy Tregunna Mobile: +1 (519) 498-8299 Sent from my iPhone...
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Samuel A. Falvo II
falvosa
Jul 13, 2009 9:04 pm
You know, when I first saw the subject heading for this message, I _seriously_ thought it read: [Io] secret vegetables? Uugh. It's only monday, and I already...
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Steve Dekorte
stevedekorte
Jul 13, 2009 9:04 pm
... 1x is parsed as "1 x" ... Yes, you can use: Object removeSlot(slotName)...
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Steve Dekorte
stevedekorte
Jul 14, 2009 2:09 am
... Heh. The title got me thinking about hidden variables in physics and what their parallel would be in programming languages. ...
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Erik Max Francis
erikmaxfrancis
Jul 14, 2009 2:15 am
... Probably something like people who use programming languages with programming paradigms (generic, object oriented, actor-based, etc.) without actually...
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Chris Double
doublecnz
Jul 14, 2009 11:30 am
A while back Avi Bryant (Seaside web framework author) did a talk on his approach to building a Seaside like web framework. Phil Windley did a write-up about...
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bblochl2
Jul 14, 2009 2:16 pm
... I tried with Io 20090105 and get : Exception: Failed to load Addon Socket - it appears that the addon exists but was not compiled. You might try running...
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bblochl2
Jul 14, 2009 2:21 pm
... You dont need atrributes/variables/named memory/slots in generic, object oriented, actor-based, etc.? You are Superman!! Reagrds BB...
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Samuel A. Falvo II
falvosa
Jul 14, 2009 2:23 pm
... Just a friendly reminder -- not everyone uses or chooses to configure their mail client to fold quotes. When replying, can you please focus your quotes on...
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Andreas Schipplock
schipplock
Jul 14, 2009 2:24 pm
hi, when you build Io watch out for errors...it doesn't necessarily stop on an error (which are related to addons) :). The solution is to re-compile Io with...
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William Tanksley
wtanksle
Jul 14, 2009 2:45 pm
... Those things are part of object-oriented design. Massive IF and CASE cascades, on the other hand, are an example of coding as though OO wasn't there. ... ...
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bblochl2
Jul 14, 2009 2:56 pm
... Regards BB...
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bblochl2
Jul 14, 2009 3:03 pm
... Regards BB...
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Samuel A. Falvo II
falvosa
Jul 14, 2009 3:05 pm
... I don't think you fully understood the gist of Erik's comment. He's talking about people who write functional-style programs in C, imperative-style code...
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bblochl2
Jul 14, 2009 3:25 pm
Phantastic! One can hide just everything in Io. Something to exploit? I will do some more research. Do you have some evil ideas? Regards BB PS: I really do not...
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Samuel A. Falvo II
falvosa
Jul 14, 2009 4:41 pm
... Not necessarily; everyone has ignorance in SOME field of endeavor. I happen to be a professional software engineer, so I got his point immediately. But,...
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Rich Collins
richwcollins
Jul 14, 2009 6:23 pm
missing libevent is a common cause of Socket build errors....
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bblochl2
Jul 14, 2009 7:26 pm
... Sorry for my naughty mail! I vow obedience! ... "'Make Socket" started in the Io installation directory produces about one and half a page of error...
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Steve Dekorte
stevedekorte
Jul 14, 2009 8:33 pm
... This reminds me of something I've been thinking of doing with the Io API... I've noticed that the use of multiple arguments is, in all the examples I've...
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Jesse Ross
jesserosscom
Jul 14, 2009 8:39 pm
... I haven't been using Io much lately (so I don't know how much my opinion is worth), but this seems like a great idea to me. I've always liked...
