Re: Io chokes on sample code

On Sun, 26 Feb 2012 02:31:18 -0500
gatesphere <[email protected]> wrote:



> That code would work perfectly in a script.  However, in the
> REPL, you need to put semicolons between statements sometimes.
> Within parentheses is one of those times.  So, corrected code in
> the REPL is as follows:
> 
> Io> Account := Object clone do(
> ... balance := 0.0;
> ... deposit := method(v, balance = balance + v);
> ... withdraw := method(v, balance = balance - v);
> ... show := method(writeln("Account balance: $", balance))
> ... )
> 

Thanks, Jake!!

So the "rule-of-thumb" is to *always* use semicolons between
statements while in the REPL? I'll have to check the docs as
well ...

--
Duke