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<div>No, I don’t think Alice 2 has anything like type introspection. There is no way I know of that you can ask a question like “Is this object a penguin?” You would have to simulate it using something that all objects have, such as height.</div>
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<div>On May 13, 2014, at 5:46 PM, Thomas White <<a href="mailto:thomaswhite@mvcs.org">thomaswhite@mvcs.org</a>> wrote:</div>
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I teach a Middle School ALICE elective, using 2.x, but I only have a very basic understanding of ALICE. Today I taught my students what introspection was, but I told them that ALICE doesn’t have introspection. I was actually just guessing. Can any experienced
people tell me if I guessed right?<o:p></o:p></div>
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