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56 lines
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class::Method
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categories::Core>Kernel
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summary:: Code that implements an operation upon instances of a Class.
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related:: Classes/Class
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description::
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A Method is code that is a part of the set of operations upon instances of a link::Classes/Class::.
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subsection:: Related Keywords
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method:: thisMethod
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The global pseudo-variable code::thisMethod:: always evaluates to the enclosing Method in a class definition, much like code::thisFunction::.
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When executed outside that context, it returns link::Classes/Interpreter#-functionCompileContext::, the method within which all interpreted code executes.
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code::
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// if the following code were compiled as part of the class library:
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SomeClass {
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methodThatPostsItself {
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thisMethod.postln;
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}
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}
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// then running this would post
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// "SomeClass:methodThatPostsItself"
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a = SomeClass.new;
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a.methodThatPostsItself;
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::
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code::thisMethod:: is frequently used to pass information to error-throwing methods. For example, the implementation of code::Nil.new:: is:
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code::
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*new { ^this.shouldNotImplement(thisMethod) }
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See also: link::Classes/Function#.thisFunction#thisFunction::.
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instanceMethods::
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method::ownerClass
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returns::
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The link::Classes/Class:: for which the method is part of the implementation.
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method::name
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returns::
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A link::Classes/Symbol:: which is the name of the Method.
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method::primitiveName
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returns::
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A link::Classes/Symbol:: which contains the name of the primitive function that implements the Method, if there is one.
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method:: filenameSymbol
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returns::
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A link::Classes/Symbol:: which is the full path of the source file that this method is defined in.
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