On 02 May 2013, at 06:03, Igor Stasenko <siguc...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, all > > do not think that i am drunk or vent crazy, asking such silly > question, which at best should be asked only by beginner :) > > I know the answer: > > Smalltalk at: #SomeName > > or > > Smalltalk globals at: #SomeName > > what stroke me, just now, that both answers is wrong! > > It should be: > > #SomeName asGlobal > > (or suggest more appropriate/precise method name for a symbol)
ConfigurationOfXYZ globalValue project bleedingEdge load. ConfigurationOfXYZ globalValueIfPresent: [ :configuration | configuration project bleedingEdge load ] An alternative could be globalBinding, but that is more technical. #asGlobal sounds like a conversion, on the other hand it is an accepted idiom. > optionally, we could also have one, with handling absent case: > > #SomeName asGlobalIfAbsent: [] > > same , but only if present: > > #SomeName asGlobalIfPresent: [:global | ] > > > Currently, there is 941 references to 'Smalltalk' global in my pharo image. > If we introduce this convenience method, it will shrink this number > considerably, > not saying that code will be more elegant and concise compare: > > (Smalltalk globals at: #Foo) doSomething > > and > > #Foo asGlobal doSomething > > P.S. What really strikes me is why we don't have such method from very > beginning, > and instead refer to 'Smalltalk' all over the places. > Some things are so deeply indoctrinated in our minds, that we don't > even think that it can be different. > > -- > Best regards, > Igor Stasenko. >
