Re: [stack] Some thoughts on Object Cat

An alternative syntax is:

slot.get // gets the slot, throws type error if unrecognized
slot.set // sets the slot, throws type error if unrecognized
slot.exists // queries if the slot exists
slot.add // adds a new slot of the given type, overwriting existing slots

- Christopher

> Christopher Diggins scripsit:
>
>
> > 1) Adding a new instruction to create an object:
> >
> > object : ( -> object)
> >
> > 2) Adding a new instruction form (any word ending with '+') to
> > indicate adding a field to an object:
>
> +1
>
> > 3) Adding a new instruction form (any word ending with '?') to
> > indicate a field getter
>
> To me, a "?" suffix indicates a predicate (number? list? string?). Find some
> other character.
>
>
> > 4) Adding a new instruction form (any word ending with '!') to
> > indicate a field setter
>
> +1
>
> --
> John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan [email protected]
> Be yourself. Especially do not feign a working knowledge of RDF where
> no such knowledge exists. Neither be cynical about RELAX NG; for in
> the face of all aridity and disenchantment in the world of markup,
> James Clark is as perennial as the grass. --DeXiderata, Sean McGrath
>
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