From: Gavin Sinclair <gsinclair@...>
Date: 2003-02-07T15:19:43+09:00
Subject: Re: Private lvalue methods unusable?

On Friday, February 7, 2003, 3:56:14 PM, William wrote:

> Gavin Sinclair <gsinclair@soyabean.com.au> wrote:

>> There's a newcomers list that documents gotchas, but it doesn't
>> include this one.  I've never seen it mentioned before, actually.

>> You listening, Bill? ;)

>> Gavin

> Hi Gavin,

> Are you sure this belongs in the newcomers list?  I never use
> 'private' either :)  (I just put all the "private" methods in the C part.)

Not sure, no, since this is the first time it has come up.  It is
surprising behaviour though.

After all, dollar= is supposed to be "just another method", isn't it?

Gavin