From: Patrick Gundlach <clr6.10.randomuser@...>
Date: 2005-07-25T22:05:59+09:00
Subject: Re: self.x=(value) in private?

Daniel,

thank you for your explanations.


[...]

> An expression that looks like ‘identifier = value’ always
> sets a variable, and never calls a method.  This is simply
> the way the language is defined.

Then this part in Pickaxe II is the first section that irritates me.

Now that I know that this behaviour is intentional, I can use it in my
coode.

Regards,

Patrick