1.63 DirectedMessage

Defined in namespace Smalltalk

Superclass: Message

Category: Language-Implementation

I represent a message send: I contain the receiver, selector and arguments for a message.

1.63.1 DirectedMessage class: creating instances		(class)
1.63.2 DirectedMessage: accessing		(instance)
1.63.3 DirectedMessage: basic		(instance)
1.63.4 DirectedMessage: multiple process		(instance)
1.63.5 DirectedMessage: saving and loading		(instance)

1.63.1 DirectedMessage class: creating instances

receiver: anObject selector: aSymbol

Create a new instance of the receiver

receiver: receiverObject selector: aSymbol argument: argumentObject

Create a new instance of the receiver

receiver: anObject selector: aSymbol arguments: anArray

Create a new instance of the receiver

selector: aSymbol arguments: anArray

This method should not be called for instances of this class.

selector: aSymbol arguments: anArray receiver: anObject

Create a new instance of the receiver

1.63.2 DirectedMessage: accessing

receiver

Answer the receiver

receiver: anObject

Change the receiver

1.63.3 DirectedMessage: basic

printOn: aStream

Print a representation of the receiver on aStream

send

Send the message

value

Send the message (this message provides interoperability between DirectedMessages and blocks)

value: anObject

Send the message with the sole argument anObject (this message provides interoperability between DirectedMessages and blocks)

value: obj1 value: obj2

Send the message with the arguments obj1 and obj2 (this message provides interoperability between DirectedMessages and blocks)

valueWithArguments: anArray

Send the message with the arguments replaced by anArray (this message provides interoperability between DirectedMessages and blocks)

1.63.4 DirectedMessage: multiple process

fork

Create a new process executing the receiver and start it

forkAt: priority

Create a new process executing the receiver with given priority and start it

newProcess

Create a new process executing the receiver in suspended state. The priority is the same as for the calling process. The receiver must not contain returns

1.63.5 DirectedMessage: saving and loading

reconstructOriginalObject

This method is used when DirectedMessages are used together with PluggableProxies (see ObjectDumper). It sends the receiver to reconstruct the object that was originally stored.