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at:tutorial:objects [2007/06/27 12:13] – jorgeat:tutorial:objects [2007/06/27 14:09] – jorge
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 <code> <code>
-> def initialPoint := Point.new(0,0)+> def aPoint := Point.new(2,3)
 >><object:13393187> >><object:13393187>
 </code> </code>
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 ===== Sending messages ===== ===== Sending messages =====
-In AmbientTalk, computation is expressed in terms of object sending messages to one another.+In AmbientTalk, computation is expressed in terms of objects sending messages to one another.  
 + 
 +Object's fields and methods are accessed as follows: 
 + 
 +<code> 
 +> aPoint.x 
 +>>2 
 +> aPoint.sumOfSquares() 
 +>>13 
 +</code> 
 + 
 +<note important> 
 +AmbientTalk supports both traditional canonical syntax (e.g. ''o.m(a,b,c)'') as well as keyworded syntax (e.g. ''o.at: key put: value'') for method definitions and message sends. 
 +</note>
  
 ===== Cloning and instantiation ===== ===== Cloning and instantiation =====
at/tutorial/objects.txt · Last modified: 2013/05/17 20:23 by tvcutsem