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Class variables

Learn Class variables in Smalltalk with a construct-specific explanation, a unique example, a practical boundary, and a mastery check.

10 min read • Beginner

Class variables is an atomic Smalltalk topic inside Classes & Methods. The example below uses the actual construct named by the lesson rather than a generic placeholder.

Focus on what Class variables changes: the input, binding, control path, object state, collection, runtime effect, or language contract. Then alter one value and verify that the behavior changes for a reason specific to this feature.

Topic-specific example

smalltalk-03-03-class-variables.st
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Object subclass: #Ticket instanceVariableNames: '' classVariableNames: 'NextId' package: 'Demo'.
Edge case / engineering note

Pay attention to the contract exposed by the type, which members belong to instances versus the type itself, and what dispatch occurs at runtime.

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