it seems that the :: operator has precedence over the . operator (or they have the same precedence and are evaluated left to right), so noteDuration::myInstrument.GetT() is being interpreted as ((noteDuration::myInstrument).GetT()) Thus the compiler is trying and failing to interpret myInstrument as a dur type. it seems the desired behavior in your case is for the expression to be interpreted as (noteDuration::(myInstrument.GetT())) Parentheses should fix up the problem. this compiles fine and produces what i think is the behavior you desire: noteDuration::(myInstrument.GetT()) => now; spencer On Dec 15, 2005, at 8:42 PM, eduard wrote:

Hi there,

I have a osc meta-instrument wich has a function to get the unit_time to advance. Something like:

public class oscInstrument { // some members here // .... fun dur GetT(){ return T_}; }

It compiles fine, but when used in the following manner:

oscInstrument myInstrument; while(true) { //do_something //... noteDuration::myInstrument.GetT() => now }

it rises the following error: invalid type 'oscInstrument' in postfix of dur expression... (must be of type 'dur') .

However if I do the following:

dur T;

while(true) { //do_something myInstrument.GetT() => T; noteDuration::T=> now }

everything works fine.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

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