rgh@inmet (01/11/89)
>Are you using the phrase "dynamically typed" to refer to object-oriented >languages? I haven't run into this phrase before, and it's quite evocative. A variable is "dynamically typed" if its type can vary at runtime. In Icon, for instance: A := 1 A := "2" This statement sequence is legal; after the first statement the variable A has type integer, after the second, string. The builtin function type() can be used to determine the current type of a variable. Randy Hudson rgh@inmet.inmet.com uunet!inmet!rgh