From: Dave Thomas <Dave@...>
Date: 2002-02-02T02:23:30+09:00
Subject: Re: for the FAQ maybe

Mathieu Bouchard <matju@sympatico.ca> writes:

> > What is the meaning of and difference between
> > 
> > Obj::method
> 
> Improper syntax for Obj.method; this is crapwards compatibility with
> C++.

There is a difference between '.' and '::' in the context of method
calls: if A is defined, then A.B is assumed to be a method call, and
A::B is assumed to refer to a constant.


Dave