Instance Environment
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Instance variables are preceded by the ampersand character &.
No special variables are defined for the instance environment.
You can retrieve the value of an instance variable using the syntax:
instance[!variable,varname]
For example:
$#obj[!variable,xmin]
Will return the value of the &xmin variable in the $#obj instance.
A programmer should take care about variables used in base classes and about the fact that instance variables can also be accessed and changed from outside the class/instance e.g. by using instancename.variablename in a READ command or an assignment statement.
