On Mon, 2003-03-03 at 16:52, Garrett Goebel wrote: > From: Erik B�gfors [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > On Sun, 2003-03-02 at 23:21, Dan Sugalski wrote: > > > Okay, here's another shot at the semantics for objects. If folks, > > > especially non-perl folks, would look this over and chime in, I'd > > > much appreciate it. > > > > > > > > > Objects have (all optional): > > > > > > *) Properties > > > *) Methods > > > *) Attributes > > > > Can you give a clear example of what the difference is between > > properties and attributes? > > My imperfect understanding is: > > "attribute" is only used in an OO context and refers to the data members the > class or object encapsulates. > > "property" has nothing inherently to do with OO. Properties are tags against > variables and values and are compile or run time specific. Hints to the > compiler and interpreter...
Ok, any example of such a property....? > > Also, how is the difference between a class variable and a object > > variable? > > Don't you mean class attribute and object attribute? The first is class-wide > and accessible to all objects, whereas the latter is specific the object > instance: Ofcourse... you missunderstod me (I see now that my english wasn't very good). After I sent my mail the answer jumped up in my head so just ignore this :) /Erik -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] fingerprint: 6666 A85B 95D3 D26B 296B 6C60 4F32 2C0B 693D 6E32
