[Newbies] array literal - a misunderstanding?

[Ron Teitelbaum]

Hi Thomas,

The #() syntax is for a regular array but for a literal array you want {}
(curly braces) 

Try this: {1. 2. 1 + 3.}

Hope that helps,

Ron Teitelbaum

> From: Thomas Fischer
> 
> 
> Hello list,
> 
> I'm starting for a couple of days with smalltalk/squeak - maybe it's not
> my
> last post  :)
> 
> I like to construct a flat array, but get a nested array:
> 
> #(1 2 (1 + 3))      "unexpected result: #(1 2 #(1 #+ 3)) "
> 
> Why squeak means, that "(1 + 3)" is an array and not 4?
> 
> The syntax for an array literal is defined via"#(" - isn't it?
> 
> salute
> Thomas
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