Hi Norbert,

On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 1:37 PM, Norbert Hartl <norbert@hartl.name> wrote:
What is the purpose of

ByteSymbol>>#privateAt:put:
ByteSymbol>>#string:
WideSymbol>>#privateAt:put:
WideSymbol>>#string:

?

thanks,

Norbert

I *think* they're a hack for creating new Symbols.�� A better approach would be to create a ByteString or a WideString and then use adoptInstance: to change the String's class to the relevant Symbol class.

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best,��Eliot