but this is not for all the objects but for the one we can easily fixed.


On 9 févr. 05, at 8:04, Brent Pinkney wrote:

> hi Stef,
>>>>
>>>> Why would you think so? #printString is supposed to deliver a 
>>>> readable representation, not an executable one, that's what 
>>>> #storeString is for. It's not a limitation of {} at all.

Why printString of point is executable?
By accident!

Why some printString methods have been changed in the past to support 
self-evaluating object when it was possible?

> I must agree with Bert here, printString is a printable string that 
> helps you identify your instance. storeString is for evaluating.
>
> Test, if your approach were to be pursued for all objects, what would 
> the printString of a CompiledMethod be ?
>
> Brent
>