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The code excerpt below shows how one can add and remove slots to and from an object, and how one can explicitly access values and invoke methods upon an object, reflectively: | The code excerpt below shows how one can add and remove slots to and from an object, and how one can explicitly access values and invoke methods upon an object, reflectively: | ||
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- | A complete overview of all meta-operations will be presented near the end of this chapter | + | A complete overview of all meta-operations will be presented near the end of this chapter. |
===== Mirages ===== | ===== Mirages ===== | ||
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===== The Metaobject Protocol ===== | ===== The Metaobject Protocol ===== | ||
- | The Meta-Object Protocol of AmbientTalk can be divided into a series of independent protocols. Whereas the full semantics and signature of the meta-methods can be found in the [[http:// | + | The Meta-Object Protocol of AmbientTalk can be divided into a series of independent protocols. Whereas the full semantics and signature of the meta-methods can be found in the [[http:// |
The **Message Passing Protocol** consists of methods to deal with both synchronous and asynchronous message sending. It provides necessary hooks to intercept both the reception of asynchronous messages and the invocation of synchronous messages. Moreover, it provides a hook to intercept asynchronous messages being sent by the object, allowing the object to add additional metadata to the message. The '' | The **Message Passing Protocol** consists of methods to deal with both synchronous and asynchronous message sending. It provides necessary hooks to intercept both the reception of asynchronous messages and the invocation of synchronous messages. Moreover, it provides a hook to intercept asynchronous messages being sent by the object, allowing the object to add additional metadata to the message. The '' | ||
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The **Slot Access and Modification Protocol** consists of operations which allow trapping both dynamic access and modification to slots. For instance, '' | The **Slot Access and Modification Protocol** consists of operations which allow trapping both dynamic access and modification to slots. For instance, '' | ||
- | The **Structural Access Protocol** consists of operations used list all available slots, get access to a first-class slot representation and to add new slots to an existing object. The '' | + | The **Structural Access Protocol** consists of operations used list all available slots, get access to a first-class slot representation and to add new slots to an existing object. The '' |
The **Instantiation Protocol** consists of the '' | The **Instantiation Protocol** consists of the '' |
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