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Block I (1) Chapters 01 to 08
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Block V (5) Chapters 31 to 39
Block VI (6) Chapters 40 to 46
Block VII (7) Chapters 48 to 50

Method Index AB CD EFGHIJ KLMNOPQ RS TUVWXYZ Arithmetic Comparison Boolean Other ',".; etc.

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Index of Methods

Note:- a lot of useful methods begin with either of these 2 sets of 2 letters as is

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Method	Sm Hnd	Chapter	Page	Links, LearningBook Number Practical/Discussion Number. or Comments
Arithmetic methods
+	47	21	13,15,17,20	addition. E.g. 4 + 5 answers 9. Tut 1. Methods
-	47			subtraction. E.g. 4 - 2 answers 2
*	47	21	13,15,17,20	multiply. E.g. 3 * 2 answers 6
**	47
.	41			Tut 12. Use of periods. Expression series
/	47	21	13,15,17,20	integer division Lb21 p15
//	47			division with truncation toward negative infinity. 9//4=2, -9//4=-3. -0.9//0.4=-3.
\\	47			remainder from division
^	41	14	5	returns a specific answer that follows the ^. Lb14 p5
Comparison methods
Method	Sm Hnd	Chapter	Page	Links, LearningBook Number Practical/Discussion Number. or Comments
~=	47	16 21	16 17	not equal in value Tutorial 12. Comparison Operators
<	47	16 21	16 13,17	less than Tut 12. Comparison Operators , Lb21 p9. Top of Page
>	47	16	16	greater than Tut 12. Comparison Operators , Lb21 p9.
<=	47	16 21	16 13,17	less than or equal to Tut 12. Comparison Operators , Lb21 p9 , Lb 26 d4
>=	47	16 21	16 13,17	greater than or equal to Tut 12. Comparison Operators
= == difference between =and==	47	16 21 27 29	16 13,19 10,11 11	equal to in value (state). Tut 12. Comparison Operators , Lb21 p9 , Lb21 p13 is it same object Tut 12. Comparison Operators , Lb21 d12. Lb27 d8
:=	41	10	9	LB 10 P2. Assign a value into a variable. Using with a Dialog box
( )				Use to alter order of precedence, and/or emphasis order of precedence parenthesis
Boolean methods

Method	Sm Hnd	Chapter	Page	Links, LearningBook Number Practical/Discussion Number. or Comments
&	47	16	20	logical AND Tut 12.& , Lb24 d4 (count > 0) & (count < 10). Used with 2 Boolean operands Tut 12.
\|	47	16	20	logical OR Tut 12. \| (count > 0) \| (width < 10) Note UK keyboards usually \| is the key to the left of Z. Use Shift.
Other methods AB CD EFGHIJ KLMNOPQ RS TUVWXYZ
Method	Sm Hnd	Chapter	Page	Links, LearningBook Number Practical/Discussion Number. or Comments
,	47	9 16	15 19	Use a comma to Tut 3. concatenate Tut 16. concatenate a string
' strings'	41			Use single quotes for strings
" comments"	41			Use double single quotes for comments
;	41	14	20	Lb14 p15 Cascade Lb 23 path semicolon is shorthand for the receiver of the previous message.
->	47
#	41
# ( )	41
\| \|	41
[ ]	41
$	41	24	16	Indicates a character object, e.g. $a Lb22 p14-15 , Lb24 d1
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Method	Sm Hnd	Chapter	Page	Links, LearningBook Number Practical/Discussion Number. or Comments
abs	47
add:	47	26	18	Lb26 p9 add: -- to add the object referenced by the argument to the end of elements.
add:after: add: before: add:beforeIndex:	47 47			Lb26 d2 , Tutorial 23 Collection class downloads
addDependant	47
add: first add: last	47 47			Lb29 d1 , Tutorial 23 Collection class downloads
allSubclasses				Lb21 p7
allSuperclasses				Lb21 p5-6 E.g. SmallInteger allSuperclasses
and:	48	16	20
asArray	48
asDays	48
asIntegerArray				Tut 3
asNumber	48	16	10	String to number. Tut 3 , Tut 16. asNumber , Lb24 d7
5 asFloat asInteger asRational (2/3) asFloat 5 asFloat class	48 48 48	21	14,15,20,23 14,15,23 14,15,20,23	Lb21 p11 5 asFloat Tut 3 0.666667 asInteger. Lb21 d17 0.666667 asInteger class 0.666667 asRational (2/3) asFloat Top of Page
asLowercase asUppercase	48			Tut 3 , Lb24 d7 Tut 3 , Lb9 p10
asOrderedCollection	48
asSeconds	48
asString				See printString. asString is introduced late in the course. Lb39 d9 , Lb45 p13
at:	48			Tut 3 , Lb23 p5 , Lb26 d2 , Tutorial 23 Collection class downloads
at:ifAbsent:	48			Lb23 p5
atEnd		31	19	Boolean answer -End of stream
at:put:	48			Tut 3 , Lb23 p5 , Lb26 d2 , Tutorial 23 Collection class downloads
atAll:put:	48
atAllPut:	48
balance	48
balance:	48
between:and:	48			Tut 12 Selectors that answers true or false.
beverage:newNamed:priced:		27	10
brown	48
ceiling	48			12.8 ceiling. Answers with 13. See floor
changed	48			Replaces updateUserInterfaces Look up updateUserInterfaces in your class browser, and note the method used. Lb39 d15
CharTable				Lb22 d21firstInRange: ; lastInRange: , width: , formatOn:
class	48	21	5	Tut 3 , Lb16 d1 , Lb21 p1-3
colour	48
coolour:	48
condition and selection	42
concatenate:	48			Joins strings. Easier to use a comma , E.g. 'one ' , 'two'Tut 3. concatenate
confirm:	48
copy	48	29	13	Lb 24 d3 ,
copyUpTo:				Lb45 d3
cr	48
credit	48
credit:	49
currentTime	49
Date class		22	7	Lb22 p7-10 Date class exercises
Date today Date today year Date today day		22	7-8	aVariable :=Date today Lb22 p7 Browse the Date class for many more useful methods.
day	49
daysInMonth daysInYear	49 49			LB22 p11
dayOfMonth	49
dayOfWeek:	49
day:year:	49
debit:	49
denominator	49
dependents	49
detect:	49	26	8
detect:[ ]ifNone:[ ]	49	26	17,29	Lb24 p8 , LB26 p3 Lb26 p9 detect:ifNone: -- to return an object held in the collection elements Lb27 d9 , Tutorial 23 Collection class downloads
Dialog warn:				Dialog Boxes Tut 16 , Lb16 p1
Dialog confirm:				Dialog Boxes Tut 16 , Lb16 p2
Dialog request: Dialog request:initialAnswer: Dialog request:initialAnswer: onCancel:[ ]				Dialog Boxes Tut 16 , Lb16 p3 Lb16 p4 Lb16 p6
display clear.				c22s3p19.htm
display cr.				c22s3p19.htm
display hideAnswers.				c22s3p19.htm , c27s3d10.htm
display show: display showAnswers. display show: 'string'; cr. display showChar: $; tab; showChar: $-; tab; showChar: $. display show: 'string'		24	11	c22s3p19.htm , Lb27 d10 c22s3p19.htm , Lb22 p19 . shows answers in display pane c22s3p19.htm Mastering the use of these messages can help with the finding of problems when code does NOT return the expected answer Top of Page
do:[ ]	49	26	21	Lb24 d1 , LB26 p3 Lb26 p9 do: -- to enable you to iterate over each object in elements. Lb27 d10 nested do: Tutorial 23 Collection class downloads
doesNotUnderstand:	49
down	49
dropVowels	49			Tut.3 size Lb9 p10

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Method	Sm Hnd	Chapter	Page	Links, LearningBook Number Practical/Discussion Number. or Comments
error:				Lb27 d3
even	49			Lb16 p8 , Lb24 d1
exists		31	13,39	Boolean answer, does file exist
first	49	26	17	Lb26 p9 first -- to return the first element of the OrderedCollection object referenced by the elements instance variable. Tutorial 23 Collection class downloads
firstDayOfMonth	49
firstIndex		26	6	( can disregard )
firstInRange:				Lb22 d21
floor	49			12.8 floor answers with 1.2. See ceiling
formatOn:				Lb22 d21
fromSeconda:	49
Frog (list of methods)		21	29
green	49
halt	49			Lb17 p9 , Lb 17 Dealing with Errors in Expressions
height	49
height:	49
holder	49
holder:	49
home	49
hours	49
hours:	49
hours:minutes:seconds:	49
hover:by:	49
HoverFrog (list of methods)		21	32
Method	Sm Hnd	Chapter	Page	Links, LearningBook Number Practical/Discussion Number. or Comments
ifFalse: [ ] ifTrue: [ ] ifTrue: [ ] ifFalse: [ ] ifFalse: [ ] ifTrue: [ ]	42 49-50			Tut 12. ifFalse: , Lb16 d7 Tut 12. ifTrue: Tut 12. ifTrue:ifFalse: Tut 12. ifFalse:ifTrue:
includes:	50			Lb 23 p1 , Lb27 d10 , Tutorial 23 Collection class downloads
includesKey:	50
indexOf:	50			Lb24 d1 , Lb24 d4 , Tutorial 23 Collection class downloads
indexOf:ifAbsent:	50
initialize	50	15	7	Lb15 d4 , Lb15 d6
inspect	50			Tut 3. Inspecting. Note all objects understand inspect.
intersection:				Lb 23 p7
isEmpty	50	26 31	17 18	Tut 12 Selectors that answers true or false. Lb 23 p1 Lb26 p9 to return true if there is at least one object in elements. otherwise to return false.
isInteger	50	16	21	Tut 12 Selectors that answers true or false.Top of Page
isKinfOf:	50
isMemberOf:	50
isNil	50			Lb16 d7 , Lb27 d9 , Lb45 d4 Nested ifs
isNumber				No isNumber method, see isReal. Tut 12 Selectors that answers true or false.
isReal	50			Tut 12 Selectors that answers true or false.
isSequenceable	50
isString	50			Tut.3.
isSymbol	50
isVowel	50			Lb24 d8 , Lb26 d3 Tut 12 Selectors that answers true or false.
join:		26	17, 18
jump	50
Method	Sm Hnd	Chapter	Page	Links, LearningBook Number Practical/Discussion Number. or Comments
keysAtValue:ifAbsent:	50
keysAndValuesDo:	50			Lb23 p7 , Lb24 d6 , Tutorial 23 Collection class downloads
key:value:	50			Lb23 d5 , Tutorial 23 Collection class downloads
last	50
lastIndex		26	6
lastInRange:				Lb22 d21
leapYear:	50
left	50
max:	50
min:	50
minutes	50
monthIndex	50
maxVal	50			Lb21 p4
minVal	50			Lb21 p4
myDependents	50
negated	50			Lb14 p12
new	50	15	6	Lb10 d10
new:	50			Lb24 d1 instance and Class method depending on class
newDay:month:year: newDay:monthNumber:year: newDay:year:	50			Lb22 p10 Class methods
next		31	19
next:		31	21
nextPut:		31	16	Top of Page
not		16	16, 19	Tut 12.
odd				Lb16 p8
or:		16	20
Method	Sm Hnd	Chapter	Page	Links, LearningBook Number Practical/Discussion Number. or Comments
perform:		24	21	frog1 perform: #right Lb24 p9
plus:				Lb14 p13 addition
pop				Lb29 d2
primitive:				Lb21 d14
printHierarchy				This is a very usefulmethod, it displays the hierarchy, both super and sub classes. Lb21 p7
printOn				Lb45 d2
printString		16	9	number (or object) to StringprintString , Lb9 d6 , Lb16 d1
printStringRadix: 2 printStringRadix: 16				Lb22 p15. Binary Lb22 p16 Hexidecimal Lb22 p17 Other radices
push:				Lb29 d2
Queue class(list of methods)		26	35
quo:				7 quo: 3 Quotient answer is rounded towards 0. Lb21 d17
Method	Sm Hnd	Chapter	Page	Links, LearningBook Number Practical/Discussion Number. or Comments
remove:				Lb 23 d1 , Tutorial 23 Collection class downloads
removeFirst		26	18,20	Lb26 d2 , Tutorial 23 Collection class downloads
remove:ifAbsent:[ ]		26	20	Lb 23 p1 , Lb26 d2 , Tutorial 23 Collection class downloads
removeKey:				Lb23 p5 , Tutorial 23 Collection class downloads
removeKey: ifAbsent: [ ]				Lb23 p5 , Tutorial 23 Collection class downloads
removeLast				Lb26 d2 , Tutorial 23 Collection class downloads
reverse				Tut. 3 , Lb9 p10
rounded				"Answer the integer nearest the receiver.".2.5 rounded answers 3 2.49999 rounded answers 2

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Method	Sm Hnd	Chapter	Page	Links, LearningBook Number Practical/Discussion Number. or Comments
self	41	13 14 15	4, 6 9 8	self is a pseudo-variable not a method, but is used within some method's code. Lb13 p2
^self				Lb24 d4
self shouldNotImplement self updateUserInterfaces				Also look under the message that follows self
shouldNotImplement				LB26 d12
show:		24	11
size		26	21	Tut.3 , Lb 23 p1 , Tutorial 23 Collection class downloads
sortBlock: [ ]		26	14-16	Lb 26 d4
subclassResponsibility		21	9	Lb21 p9 , Lb21d10
super	41	15	8	super is a pseudo-variable not a method, but is used within some method's code. super initialize Lb15 d6 ^super new Lb 22 d3
Method	Sm Hnd	Chapter	Page	Links, LearningBook Number Practical/Discussion Number. or Comments
Timenow (Time now) hours:3 (Time now) hours:3 minutes:30 seconds:45 Time fromSeconds:67000				Lb22 p12 Lb22 p13
timesRepeat:				Tut 12 , Lb20 d1
Toad(list of methods)		21	34
to:do:				Lb24 d1 d6 , Tutorial 23 Collection class downloads
truncated		21	15	3.142 truncated answers 3. Lb21 d17
Method	Sm Hnd	Chapter	Page	Links, LearningBook Number Practical/Discussion Number. or Comments
updateUserInterfaces		27	25	Lb13 d5(Example NO explanationuntil d11) Lb27 p11 Use changelater in the OU course rather than updateUserInterfaces
upTo:		31	19	Top of Page
value		16 22 23	11 12 11	[Dialog warn: 'Hi there'] value Tut 12. [Blocks] value Lb16 d5
value:		23	16	\|myBlock\| myBlock :=[:aString \| Dialog warn: aString] . myBlock value: 'boo' . myBlock value: 'hello' p23 16. evaluates a block with argument. Produces Dialog box 'boo' then 2nd box 'hello'
width:				Lb22 d21
with:		24	13	Lb 26d8
withCRs				withCRs
[ ] whileFalse: [ ]		20 31	11 19	Tut 12. whileFalse: , Lb20 p2 Lb 23 p3
[ ] whileTrue: [ ]		20	11	Tut 12. whileTrue: , Lb20 p2
windowSpec				Class methodwindowSpec helps to find GUI errors

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General Index

A B C D E F G H I JK L M N O P Q R S T U V WXYZ

Subject	Sm Hnd	Chapter	Page	Lb Number Practical/Discussion Number. or Comments
-->		23	11
Abstract classdesign		21	9
Abstract classes		21 45	7 19	Lb 21 , 22 , 45
Abstract methods		45	19	Provide default behaviour, that is overridden in subclasses. Also see base & template methods
abstraction		1	7	Top of Page
accessor message, accessor message pairs		9 20	8 7	Lb9 d6. getter, setter
accessor methods		13	13
accessors for attributes		27	16
account button		7	6
Account Class	7
accounts		27	15
action button		5	19
addBeverage:priced:		27	14	Vending Machine
addMachine:		27	14	Vending Machine
affordance		5 19	10 12
Air-traffic control				Lb 26 , Check Queues section out for the previous TMA.
allSubclass		21	6
allSuperclasses		21	6
Amphibian Abstract Class	8	21	8	Appears in LB22
analysis		1 4 33 43	7,8 5 6,7 4
and		16	17	See & in method index
animation		7	5
answer		6	19	Tut 1. Glossary
anthropomorphic language		35	16
anthropomorphism		35	16
application		4	11
application model		39	19
application software		1	14,20
architecture -computer		48	3
argument		6 8	16 7
Argument expected				Lb17 d5 Error message
Arithmetic Operators				+ - * / // \\ See methods table above
ArithmeticValue Class	27	21	13
Array class	18	24	7	Collection class diagram , Lb22 d9 , 11
ArrayedCollection abstract class	18			Collection class diagram
array - literal elements		24	8
ASCII		9 22 31	15 11 6	ASCII Codes
assess button		7	8	Top of Page
assignment (concept of)		10	8
assignment and messages - visulising		10	15
assignment expression		10	9
assignment of a collection				LB26 p3
assignment and literals		10	9
assignment symbol		10	9
assignment verses messages		10	19
Association class	37	23 33	11, 12 5,12
association type		33	13
authentication		50	16
Attaching a user interface to a model				Lb27 p12
attribute		4 6	9 4,6	Lb 6 d2 Called instance variable, later in course.

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Subject	Sm Hnd	Chapter	Page	Lb Number Practical/Discussion Number. or Comments
backbone		50	9
class				Collection class diagram Similar to Set class, but tallies the number of duplicates.
balance		27	11,12
Base methods		45	19	Lb 23 , 26 Provide behaviour useful to subclasses. Also see abstract & template methods
basket		7	6
Behaviour Class	11
behaviour		4	5,9
behavioural requirement		32	5
behavioural specification		32	10
beverage		27	8,10,14
beverages		27	14
binary digit		1	15
binary digits		31	5
binary file		31	8
binary message		9	15	precedence
binary messages		14