On Tue, Nov 29, 2005 at 12:36:03PM -0800, Chip Salzenberg wrote: > On Tue, Nov 29, 2005 at 02:18:17PM -0600, Patrick R. Michaud wrote: > > Second comment: how about access to keyed items -- does this mean: > > > > P0 := P1[S1] # alias > > S0 = P1[S1] # assignment > > I0 = P1[S1] # assignment > > N0 = P1[S1] # assignment > > Yes. > > > P0 = P1[S1] # supported? > > Yes, it means to fetch a PMC and make P0 an alias to it.
How is "P0 = P1[S1]" different from "P0 := P1[S1]" then? Or are they intentionally the same (and if so, what's the rationale)? Pm