From: ts Date: 2003-08-01T22:44:54+09:00 Subject: Re: OT: Nice >>>>> "P" == Paul Brannan writes: P> One question: what is the purpose of the '@' character in an argument P> list, e.g.: to specialize the argument (it implement multi-dispatch) P> And how does it differ from the C-style argument lists: apparently functions have a single implementation (no specialization). Guy Decoux