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From: nospam2159@cs.au.dk (Peter von der Ahé)
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Subject: Re: procedure call
Date: 19 Jul 1999 19:34:09 +0200
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>>>>> "YP" == Yoann Padioleau <padiolea@hcand.irisa.fr> writes:

 YP> nospam2159@cs.au.dk (Peter von der Ahé) writes:
 >> None the two program segments you have posted will compile, maybe you
 >> where thinking of something like this:
 >> 
 >> (#
 >> 
 >>    A: (#
 >>        attribute : @ text;
 >>        method : (# ... #)
 >>       #)
 >> do
 >>    1 -> A.attribute;
 >>    2 -> A.method       (* ??? *)
 >> #)
 >> 
 >> vs.
 >> 
 >> (#
 >> 
 >>    A: @(#
 >>        attribute : @ text;
 >>        method : (# ... #)
 >>        #);
 >> do
 >>    1 -> A.attribute;
 >>    2 -> A.method
 >> #)
 >> But I'm not sure what you see as a problem...

 YP> In on case, attribute is a @ and in the other it is a pattern.
 YP> That's not the same thing.

"attribute" is an instance of text (or a @ as you put it) in both
examples. "A" on the other hand is not, but what is it you think is
wrong with the line marked with (* ??? *) ?

/Peter