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--- at:tutorial:objects [2007/07/02 13:34] – jorge
+++ at:tutorial:objects [2007/07/02 13:47] – jorge
@@ Line 89: / Line 89: @@
 <code>
 > def openConnection := object: {...};
-  def closedConnection := object: {...};
+> def closedConnection := object: {...};
-  def connection := object: {
+> def connection := object: {
     def open() {
       super := openConnection.new();
@@ Line 99: / Line 99: @@
   }
 </code>
+<note important>
+In AmbientTalk, ''self'' and ''super'' indicate the current object and its parent respectively. While the former corresponds to a language keyword the latter is just a field name of the object.
+</note>
 ===== First-class delegation =====
-AmbientTalk provides an explicit delegation operator ''^''. The code below illustrates the use of this operator in the implementation of the ''init'' method of the ''point3D'' object.
+AmbientTalk provides an explicit delegation operator ''^'' (the "caret" or "hat" symbol). The code below illustrates the use of this operator in the implementation of the ''init'' method of the ''point3D'' object.
 <code>