One can just use an object too. It’s just that otherwise, it pollutes a bit the method with tons of inst vars (and then you forget to use them :P)
Ben On 12 Nov 2013, at 13:05, Esteban Lorenzano <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Nov 12, 2013, at 4:22 AM, Benjamin <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> It is not necessary better, but it saves you from having hundreds of temp >> vars :) >> >> Ben >> >> On 12 Nov 2013, at 01:49, Stéphane Ducasse <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>>> >>>> Example: >>>> aMenu addGroup: [ :aGroup | >>>> aGroup addItem: [ :anItem | >>>> anItem name: 'Browse Full'; >>>> action: [ self browseSelectedObject ]; >>>> shortcut: $b command mac | $b alt win | $b alt unix ]. >>>> aGroup addItem: [ :anItem | >>>> anItem name: 'Browse Class'; >>>> action: [ self browseSelectedObjectClass ] ] ]. >>>> >>> >>> I do not see the value of passing block to add element to groups >>> why not the normal way i.e. passing an object. I do not get why executing >>> a block with an object is better? > > he, I thought the same :) > >>> >>> Stef >>> >> >
