selectors for an array of classes

>
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to read the methods of several classes.  I am getting a
> messagenotunderstood for the following code:
>
> TempObject := #(OrderedCollection Integer).
> TempObject do: [ :iClass |
> iClass selectorsDo: [ :item |
> item.]].
>
> I can run a iClass name successfully.

> On 03.07.2011, at 18:35, Jonathan Wright wrote:
>
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am trying to read the methods of several classes.  I am getting a
> > messagenotunderstood for the following code:
> >
> > TempObject := #(OrderedCollection Integer).
> > TempObject do: [ :iClass |
> > iClass selectorsDo: [ :item |
> > item.]].
> >
> > I can run a iClass name successfully.
>
> Try iClass class, that should be enlightening ;)
>
> >  But it doesn't seem to recognize iClass selectors.
>
> The "name" message works on any (see Object>>name). iClass is not
> actually a class in your example.
>
> Hint 1: #() creates a literal array.
>
> Hint 2: Classes are not literals.
>
> Hint 3: {} creates a non-literal array.
>
> Nitpick: temps should have lowercase-names.
>
> - Bert -
>
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> On Sun, 3 Jul 2011 18:47:09 +0200
> Bert Freudenberg <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> On 03.07.2011, at 18:35, Jonathan Wright wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I am trying to read the methods of several classes.  I am getting a
>>> messagenotunderstood for the following code:
>>>
>>> TempObject := #(OrderedCollection Integer).
>>> TempObject do: [ :iClass |
>>> iClass selectorsDo: [ :item |
>>> item.]].
>>>
>>> I can run a iClass name successfully.
>>
>> Try iClass class, that should be enlightening ;)
>>
>>> But it doesn't seem to recognize iClass selectors.
>>
>> The "name" message works on any (see Object>>name). iClass is not
>> actually a class in your example.
>>
>> Hint 1: #() creates a literal array.
>>
>> Hint 2: Classes are not literals.
>>
>> Hint 3: {} creates a non-literal array.
>>
>> Nitpick: temps should have lowercase-names.
>>
>> - Bert -
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Beginners mailing list
>> [hidden email]
>> http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners
>>
>
> Awesome, thanks for the hints!  It works now!
>
> In finding information about non-literal arrays, it seems you put
> periods in between the array contents.
>
> I'm not sure I understand iClass class.  It just seems to add class at
> the end.  I suppose I would now have extra methods to work with in
> doing that?