Re: [Newbies] Re: FileDirectory

2016-05-26 Thread Ben Coman
On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 3:02 AM, Joseph Alotta wrote: > >> On May 26, 2016, at 8:29 AM, Ron Teitelbaum [via Smalltalk] <[hidden >> email]> wrote: >> >> One more question for you. I mentioned returning a newly created instance >> or a specific class from a class side

RE: [Newbies] Re: FileDirectory

2016-05-26 Thread Ron Teitelbaum
Have a look at the Hierarchy for the class Url Notice the class method: #urlClassForScheme: That should give you a better understanding of why url methods are in FileDirectory. For browser like methods see HTTPClient. All the best, Ron Teitelbaum From:

[Newbies] Re: FileDirectory

2016-05-26 Thread Joseph Alotta
I saw a lot of code in FileDirectory for urls. What’s that all about? Can I use FileDirectory to browse the web? If not, is there another web browser object? Sincerely, Joe. -- View this message in context: http://forum.world.st/FileDirectory-tp4897377p4897636.html Sent from the

RE: [Newbies] Re: FileDirectory

2016-05-26 Thread Ron Teitelbaum
From: Joseph Alotta Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2016 4:32 PM > Extra credit: Why would you use a class variable? We know that an instance variable is used to store data within the context of an instance. Why would you want to store data in the context of a class? Window closeAllWindows

[Newbies] Re: FileDirectory

2016-05-26 Thread Joseph Alotta
> Extra credit: Why would you use a class variable? We know that an instance > variable is used to store data within the context of an instance. Why would > you want to store data in the context of a class? Window closeAllWindows needs to have a list of all the windows, and sends each one

RE: [Newbies] Re: FileDirectory

2016-05-26 Thread Ron Teitelbaum
From: Joseph Alotta Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2016 3:02 PM > On May 26, 2016, at 8:29 AM, Ron Teitelbaum [via Smalltalk] <[hidden email]> > wrote: > > One more question for you. I mentioned returning a newly created instance or > a specific class from a class side method. Can you

[Newbies] Re: FileDirectory

2016-05-26 Thread Joseph Alotta
> On May 26, 2016, at 8:29 AM, Ron Teitelbaum [via Smalltalk] > wrote: > > One more question for you. I mentioned returning a newly created instance or > a specific class from a class side method. Can you name another reason why > you would write

RE: [Newbies] Re: FileDirectory

2016-05-26 Thread Ron Teitelbaum
From: beginners-boun...@lists.squeakfoundation.org [mailto:beginners-boun...@lists.squeakfoundation.org] On Behalf Of Joseph Alotta Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 7:47 PM To: beginners@lists.squeakfoundation.org Subject: [Newbies] Re: FileDirectory Hi Ron, > Excellent. Remember that