Yes, it is the same. Everything is passed by "reference" (*). And if you copy the collection you'll get two collections referencing the same object.
E.g. | a c1 c2 | a := Object new. b := OrderedCollection with: a. b identityIncludes: a. "true" c := b copy. c identityIncludes: a. "true" (*) Some objects like SmallIntegers are "immediate" objects, and could be considered that they're passed by value. E.g. 1 copy == 1 "true" Regards, Esteban A. Maringolo On Wed, Jul 24, 2019 at 9:45 AM sergio ruiz <sergio....@gmail.com> wrote: > > I think my understanding of OrderedCollections has been incorrect for a very > long time. I have never had a situation where it mattered, but in modeling a > current project, I think I have been approaching it incorrectly. > > Since I have been using Smalltalk, I assumed that a copy of an object is > added to an OrderedCollection. A quick test shows that a reference to that > object is added to the OrderedCollection. > > I just wanted a sanity check on this. Is this true with all collections? > > Thanks! > > > ---- > peace, > sergio > photographer, journalist, visionary > > Public Key: http://bit.ly/29z9fG0 > #BitMessage BM-NBaswViL21xqgg9STRJjaJaUoyiNe2dV > http://www.codeandmusic.com > http://www.twitter.com/sergio_101 > http://www.facebook.com/sergio101 >
