From: Trans <transfire@...>
Date: 2007-01-05T07:17:46+09:00
Subject: Re: Pervasive Methods [was: Little Things]


ara.t.howard@noaa.gov wrote:
> On Fri, 5 Jan 2007, Trans wrote:
>
> > "Pervasives.send obj, message" IMO is too long.
>
>    P = Pervasives
>
>    P.send obj, message
>
> ??

Well, that's shorter, yes. Though I was thinking more along the lines
of something unique.

Alternate to dot:

    obj$send message

Or maybe

    obj!send message

Global method:

    $send obj, message

Or maybe reuse $. (and make input line number something else):

  $.send obj, message

T.