Document Number:     J4/02-0127

July 7, 2002 

 

Page    1  of   1

Subject: 

SET statement problems – object references

Author: 

Don Schricker

References:

1. 

Base Document:  FDIS, April 2002

a.

14.7.2.2, Elementary items [Conformance for as returning items]

DISCUSSION:

Rule 2d of reference 1a states:

If the activated method is invoked with any other object reference, this identifier is used as the

sending operand, including the ONLY phrase if specified.

This clearly is not a correct statement.   No identifier contains an ONLY phrase.

The following is suggested rewording. The red portions are used to show the portions that have

changed:

If the activated method is invoked with any other identifier, this identifier's description

is used as the

description of the sending operand, including the ONLY phrase if specified.

If J4 and WG4 agree, that someone should update this section and improve upon this suggestion after

the committees have given some direction.