From: Christoph <chr_mail@...>
Date: 2003-12-02T14:04:12+09:00
Subject: Re: Class-level readers and writers

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 

Nope it's a subset of today's instance variables ...

> 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 :-)

/Christoph