Re: compile error: multiple use of a method name;

[Ken Cline]

On Thu, 17 Jun 1999, xueyue wrote:

> I created a subclass of NodeItem and a subclass of LinkItem, 
> and a subclass has some methods with names the same as the 
> other subclass. But compile gives warning:
> node/MATSNodeItem.h:35: warning: using `+createBegin:(id)aZone
> withData:(_NODE_DATA)d withCanvas:(id)canvas'
> node/MATSLinkItem.h:34: warning: also found `+createBegin:(id)aZone
> withData:(_LINK_DATA)d withCanvas:(id)canvas'
> 
> is it safe to ignore the warning?

Yes, but its worthwhile to check that the code is really
doing what you think it is at runtime (... as always). 

There was a recent thread on the support list that discussed
this issue, see "Name Space conflicts and Swarm", the url is:
http://www.santafe.edu/projects/swarm/archive/list-archive.9906/0012.html


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