From: Eduardo Scoz <escoz@...>
Date: 2007-01-10T06:50:31+09:00
Subject: Re: Variables starting with ":"

Gavin Kistner wrote:
> From: Eduardo Scoz
>> What's the diference between regular variables defined as, lets say
>> "example", and the ones defined as ":example" ? If there's a
> difference,
>> when should each case be used?
> 
> Items that start with a colon are not variables, they are Symbols.
> Continue your research with that bit of information; there's a lot out
> there on the difference between Symbols and Strings (in 1.8), and when
> to use them.

Thanks a lot, Gavin. Now I know what to look for.. I've never read about 
Symbols before on any of the books I've read so far.


Thanks!!

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