#398 forward arguments to directory' setmethod entries

[Rony G. Flatscher]

The .directory class allows for storing methods with an index. Sending that index as a message to the directory will cause the method to be executed and its return value will be returned.

If one sends the index name to the directory object and supplies arguments, e.g. "dir~some_name(1,2,3)" then these arguments are not passed on to the setmethod'ed method and therefore cannot be retrieved from within the method.

This RFE asks for enhancing the .Directory's UNKNOWN method such, that the invoked method will get those arguments forwarded, such that the method's code can retrieve the arguments via the arg()-bif or the PARSE|USE ARG keyword statements.

[Rick McGuire]

The purpose of directory setmethod is not to act as a replacement for other forms of object construction, but rather to have directory-like lookup where some of the items are actually active. code.