Re: [Help-smalltalk] (no subject)

[Paolo Bonzini]

> st> var2 filesMatching: 'test*' do: [:file | ( file name) display.
> st>                                          ', ' display.
> st>                                          file printNl ] !
> /Users/johnp/projects/smalltalk/gnu/test.st, a File
> /Users/johnp/projects/smalltalk/gnu/testing, a Directory
> /Users/johnp/projects/smalltalk/gnu/testing3, a Directory

This one does not descend into directories, and returns files or 
directories that match 'test*'.

> and I get this from allFilesMatching:
> var2 allFilesMatching: 'test*' do: [:file | (file name) display.
> st>                                        ', ' display.
> st>                                        file printNl] !
> /Users/johnp/projects/smalltalk/gnu/test.st, a File
> /Users/johnp/projects/smalltalk/gnu/testing3/testing3-file, a File
> /Users/johnp/projects/smalltalk/gnu/testing3/testing3-file-2, a File

This one descends into directories (not symlinks to directories) 
irrespective of whether they match 'test*', and returns file in those 
directories that match 'test*'.

If the method comment is not helpful, please propose an alternative wording.

Paolo