From: pharrington <xenogenesis@...>
Date: 2009-11-29T06:00:09+09:00
Subject: Re: Local variables can't be accessed from outside, right?

On Nov 28, 3:46 pm, Ralph Shnelvar <ral...@dos32.com> wrote:
> p> From what I understand, this is because local variables are created
> p> when code is *parsed*, not actually run (as method resolution would be
> p> even more painful if the interpreter had to first search the object
> p> tree for a particular instance method every time a new local variable
> p> was defined)
>
> Ah!  So local variables are created when parsed but instance and class
> variables are created at execution!
>
> I hope that's right because a lightbulb just turned on.

Well its not exactly right (as Rick DeNatale explained) buts its a
simple way to picture what goes on.