To a very good approximation, Smalltalk doesn't copy anything unless you ask it to. In this respect it's just like Java, Python, Ruby, ECMAScript, and most OO languages. C++ *does* like to copy things, but it is unusual.
On Thu, 25 Jul 2019 at 00:46, 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 > >
