Hi Joe, As Ron said, you should not be getting a copy. If you still have a problem, perhaps best if you post code for a complete example: * class definition (with just two instance variables) * instance variable accessor methods * instance creation & adding to collection * select statement * updating object
cheers -ben On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 5:53 AM, Ron Teitelbaum <r...@usmedrec.com> wrote: > Hi Joe, > > If the orderedCollection contains your object DrivingDays then select should > give you the object and not a copy. > > You don't need to add it back to the collection just update the object. > > Check your code for anything that might be making a copy. > > All the best, > > Ron Teitelbaum > > > -----Original Message----- > From: beginners-boun...@lists.squeakfoundation.org > [mailto:beginners-boun...@lists.squeakfoundation.org] On Behalf Of Joseph > Alotta > Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 3:04 PM > To: beginners@lists.squeakfoundation.org > Subject: [Newbies] indexing into a collection > > Greetings, > > I have a OrderedCollection of DrivingDays. > > > an OrderedCollection(2016-01-02| quigley s| nil|18§ > 2016-01-03| marianos fresh| nil|5§ > 2016-01-04| fresh thyme| nil|5§ > 2016-01-05| panda express| nil|3§ > 2016-01-06| peets| nil|7§ > 2016-01-07| starbucks| nil|3§) > > I want to select aDrivingDay object from the list by date, update it by > adding mileage and places visited and put it back into the list. > > If I #select the OrderedCollection, I get a copy of the item, not the same > one in the OrderedCollection. > > How do I select an item in the list for update? > > Sincerely, > > Joe. _______________________________________________ Beginners mailing list Beginners@lists.squeakfoundation.org http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/beginners
