Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of Variables

Timestamp:

01/16/13 00:13:48 (12 years ago)

Author:

hopscc

Comment:

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Variables

@@ -24 +24 @@
 lowercase letter (no leading underscores or punctuation).
 
-They come into existance on first assignment unless explicitly declared
+They come into existence on first assignment unless explicitly declared
 but are created local to the '''method''' they appear in (not just the block they
 might have been first used in). [[BR]]
@@ -31 +31 @@
 
 Local variables can be explicitly typed if desired otherwise they infer their type from the
-type of what they are assigned from.
+type of what they are assigned from.[[BR]]
+If explicitly declared (or typed) they can also have the usual AccessModifiers for variables imposed on them.
 
 {{{
@@ -84 +85 @@
 == Instance Variables ==
 
-Instance variables are variables associated with a class instance. [[BR]]
+Instance variables are variables associated with a Type (commonly class) instance. [[BR]]
 They encapsulate the state of the instance object [[BR]] 
-They must be declared (using the '''var''' keyword in a class/structure/interface definition)
+They must be declared (using the '''var''' keyword in a Type (class/structure/interface) definition)
 but they too can be explicitly typed or have their type inferred from being initialised in 
 the declaration. [[BR]]
-Like method parameter variables, if untyped and uninitialised, their type defaults to type '''dynamic'''.
+Like method parameter variables, if untyped and uninitialised, their type defaults to type '''dynamic'''.[[BR]]
 
 Instance variables default to public access. [[BR]] 
 If named with a leading '_' they default to protected access, with double leading '_' to private access. [[BR]]
 Accessibility may be explicitly specified otherwise or overridden with an 'is clause' specifying one 
-of 'public', 'protected', 'private'. 
+of 'public', 'protected', 'private' as per the usual variable AccessModifiers.
 
 {{{
@@ -165 +166 @@
 Method parameter variables are named the same way as local variables ( leading lowercase letter)
 and are also local only to the method they are on. [[BR]]
-Calls to the methods convey the args given in the call to the (formal) parameter names in the order 
+Calls to the methods convey the arguments given in the call to the (formal) parameter names in the order 
 declared on the method for use in the called method.
 
@@ -224 +225 @@
 }}}
 
+These variables can also be created subject to the usual AccessModifiers for variables.
 
 
@@ -230 +232 @@
 == See Also ==
 
+[wiki:AccessModifiers Access Modifiers]
+
 
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