What's the relationship between scripts and methods?

The scripts, converted to code, kind of look like like methods.

What are the relationship of scripts and methods?  Are scripts instance
level methods?  I see two possible implementations for this:
 - the eToys objects could have a system dictionary of methods as an
   instance value?
 - eToys objects could be singletons of a new class created on the fly?

 Or are scripts code blocks associated with the instance in some other
 way?


- Steinar

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On 08.04.2009, at 20:28, Steinar Bang wrote:

> The scripts, converted to code, kind of look like like methods.
>
> What are the relationship of scripts and methods?  Are scripts  
> instance
> level methods?

Yes.

>  I see two possible implementations for this:
> - the eToys objects could have a system dictionary of methods as an
>   instance value?
> - eToys objects could be singletons of a new class created on the fly?

The latter. They are instances of subclasses of class Player. Usually  
they are singletons, unless you create "siblings" which are instances  
of the same class and so share all scripts.

You can actually see the scripts in the class browser (although there  
was a bug so that script methods did not show up properly, fixed in  
update #2210 scriptCatFix-sw).

> Or are scripts code blocks associated with the instance in some other
> way?


Nope.

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Are you familiar with the "halos" ?

If not :
Create a script, MMB for halos on the ScriptEditorMorph that has been
created, LMB on the 'debug' icon, choose browse morph class.

Repeatedly MMB on the 'clock' icon on the ScriptEditorMorph, till it
says ScriptStatusControl  on the bottom, then browse that morph class.

Mike

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On 08.04.2009, at 22:10, Mike Stramba wrote:

> Are you familiar with the "halos" ?
>
> If not :
> Create a script, MMB for halos on the ScriptEditorMorph that has been
> created, LMB on the 'debug' icon, choose browse morph class.

The debug halo handle is not shown in etoyFriendly mode, which is  
default in the Etoys image.

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