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How to see object/class/context browser in GNU Smalltalk?

I run get and now I'm seeing blank screen. I expected object browser, but there isn't. I think there is some command for that.

How can I see those object/class/context browser in GNU Smalltalk?

Solution

  • In the REPL, there are a couple of tools to inspect code and objects. For instance:

    anObject inspect

    will show you the internals of anObject.

    If you need to retrieve the code of a particular method, you can do:

    (MyClass >> #myMethodSelector) methodSourceString

    As for a browser... well, you're in a text-based REPL, there is no such thing as a code browser. Still, you can give gst-browser a try, it's a GUI for GNU-Smalltalk that includes a Browser, Transcript, Workspace, Debugger, Inspector, etc. Take in account it's still in beta though!

    Cheers.