On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:25:16 +0300
"Igor Stasenko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I see no real usage of #caseOf: or #caseOf:otherwise: in Pharo - just
> in single place (ProcessBrowser).
> However, i see a multiple places in Croquet image where it is used in a form
> of:
>
> cmd := data at: 1.
> cases := { .... }.
> cmd caseOf: cases.
>
>
> Which also proves that it not worth using it, because it can be simply
> replaced by single line:
Yes, it *can* be replaced, but *should* it be replaced?
The three lines above are way more readable than the one line below.
> self perform: (cmdSelectors at: (data at:1) ) withPossibleArguments:
> (Array with: data).
How about going after the creator of the data array first? It seems to
be a primitive data structure wanting to become a MessageSend or
something similar.
Just making smalltalk,
s.
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