1.9.4 Behavior: built ins

basicNewInFixedSpace

Create a new instance of a class with no indexed instance variables. The instance is guaranteed not to move across garbage collections. Like #basicNew, this method should not be overridden.

basicNewInFixedSpace: numInstanceVariables

Create a new instance of a class with indexed instance variables. The instance has numInstanceVariables indexed instance variables. The instance is guaranteed not to move across garbage collections. Like #basicNew:, this method should not be overridden.

flushCache

Invalidate the method cache kept by the virtual machine. This message should not need to be called by user programs.

methodsFor: category ifTrue: condition

Compile the following code inside the receiver, with the given category, if condition is true; else ignore it

primCompile: code

Compile the code, a string or readable stream, with no category. Fail if the code does not obey Smalltalk syntax. Answer the generated CompiledMethod if it does.

Do not send this in user code; use #compile: or related methods instead.

primCompile: code ifError: aBlock

As with #primCompile:, but evaluate aBlock (passing the file name, line number and description of the error) if the code does not obey Smalltalk syntax.

Do not send this in user code; use #compile:ifError: or related methods instead.

someInstance

Private - Answer the first instance of the receiver in the object table