From: "David A. Black" <dblack@...>
Date: 2003-12-02T12:18:55+09:00
Subject: Re: Class-level readers and writers

Hi --

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003, Christoph wrote:

> David A. Black wrote:
> ...
> > > In the original discussion what we call "class local" instance 
> > > variables
> > 
> > OK... but then they're "class local variables", right, not 
> > "class local instance variables"?  (since they're visible 
> > inside method definitions).
> 
> Yes, I just wanted to be "�ber" correct and added
> the collectively swallowed "instance" part - since
> they are "kind_of" an instance variable.

Although... I think that if a variable's scope is a superset of
instance scope (which would include class local variables and global
variables), then it really isn't an instance variable (although it may
well serve to do the same things as one in many situations).

Not to quibble -- just reasoning it out in anticipation of change :-)


David

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