From: Sean O'Dell Date: 2002-02-26T10:44:51+09:00 Subject: Re: Assignment Rules "Simon ARNAUD" wrote in message news:a5enfd$2hj4$1@norfair.nerim.net... > Yes, you understand it well. Wrinting > var1 = "qweqwe" > is equivalent to > var1 = String.new "qweqwe" Okay, I understand it now I think. I'm used to objects staying where they are and having statements like object="string" change the value of object to contain the new string, not have a new object created and pointed to. Sean