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Smalltalk Methods

• General form:

      message_pattern [| temps |] statements
  

• A message pattern is like the formal parameters of a subprogram
  • For a unary message, it is just the name
  • For others, it lists keywords and formal names
  • temps are just names--Smalltalk is typeless!