Steve,

Steve Greenberg wrote:
> ...

> Here is the source code.  Can anybody tell me what I'm doing wrong?
> 
> -------
> 
> Object subclass: #ClassA
> 	instanceVariableNames: 'anIntA '
> 	classVariableNames: ''
> 	poolDictionaries: ''
> 	category: 'SEG'
> 
> initialize
> 	anIntA _ 1.
> 
> new
> 	^ super new initialize
> 
> -------
> 
> ClassA subclass: #ClassB
> 	instanceVariableNames: 'anIntB '
> 	classVariableNames: ''
> 	poolDictionaries: ''
> 	category: 'SEG'
> 

> initialize
> 	anIntB _ 1

You have to change this method to

initialize
  super initialize.
  anIntB _ 1

This is the way to call an overridden method in a superclass (and should
mostly be done this way in >>initialize methods).

>
> new
> 	^ super new initialize
>
>

Note: this class method calls the overridden >>new in the superclass
ClassA, and the overriden >>new class method in the superclass ClassA
calls the >>initialize instance method in ClassB (not the one in
ClassA!). And the last one should call its overridden super >>initialize
in ClassA.


Greetings
Stephan


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