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Every path starts with a variable name. If the variable contains
the value you want, you stop there. Otherwise, you add a slash
('/') and the name of a sub-object or property. You may need to
work your way through several sub-objects to get to the value
you're looking for.
% Anonymous User - Nov. 20, 2003 4:17 am:
Newbie confusion:
Every path starts with a variable name....
So 'user', 'home', 'here', 'template', 'request' and 'container' are variables?
You add a slash (/) and the name of a sub-object or property....
What is a property? Can you please give me an example of a property?
Even better. Five examples of properties, how they can be used and why they are cool.
I've got all these words jumbling around in my head:
object, value, variable, property, path, expression... the subtle differences in meanings are getting
smudged....
My understanding of OOP is that everything is an object and objects consist of data and methods, I suppose
that sub-objects could be referenced using path notation /rootobject/sub-object/sub-object
But what is a property?
Where do properties fit into the jigsaw puzzle?
I think this tutorial needs a whole subsection on properties.
% Anonymous User - Nov. 24, 2003 4:20 pm:
think of a property as an attribute of the class or container.
property could be a name, type, category, quantity , size , etc...
Review the object oriented section for further clarification , focus on a property and attribute representing
the same concept.
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