From: "F. Senault" Date: 2009-01-04T21:34:06+09:00 Subject: Re: VERY simple question about "?" Le 4 janvier 2009 � 12:58, Tom Cloyd a �crit : > So...what is this "?" thing? I've looked in four references, and Googled > until I'm dizzy, and find no answer. Operator? Method? (Stupid > distinction???) It's simply a language construct, like the ' that delimitates a string or the : that starts a symbol. If you have the pickaxe book, it's documented in the "Integer and Floating-Point Numbers" section (page 304 and 305 of my PDF edition). Fred -- Go not to Usenet for counsel, for they will say both 'No' and 'Yes' and 'Try another newsgroup'.