From: Yukihiro Matsumoto <matz@...>
Date: 2005-01-06T01:04:31+09:00
Subject: Re: Seeking info on keyword parameters

Hi,

In message "Re: Seeking info on keyword parameters"
    on Wed, 5 Jan 2005 12:36:33 +0900, "itsme213" <itsme213@hotmail.com> writes:

|Will keyword invocation syntax permit leaving out the parenthesis? i.e.
|    foo.move( a, from: b, to: c)
|as well as
|    foo.move a, from: b, to: c
|?

Yes.

|If a subclass of Symbol like SelectorSymbol also had a @namespace slot to
|provide selector namespaces (which would be great with Ruby's modules and
|re-opening of classes; SmallScript does something similar), we would also
|need some way to associate a namespace with a selector symbol. e.g.
|    x.send :move  # which namespace? symbol or selector symbol?
|    x.send N1::move # ah, N1's :move selector symbol
|    x.send :move # send could treat :move symbol as default_ns::move
|selector symbol?

I'm not sure I get you, but I feel like you're suggesting something
interesting.  Let me consider.  Detailed explanation would be welcomed.

							matz.