>>>>> "H" == HarryO <harryo / zipworld.com.au> writes: H> When you say "j*v*" are you talking about some special language, or do Java (TM), but I don't want to have problem with Sun's lawyers if I forget the copyright :-)))) H> you just not like writing that word? If the latter, what's a "parasitic" H> method? I've not seen that term used before. http://www.cs.uwm.edu/~boyland/papers/parasitic-methods.html H> This code confused me. modified version of ruby Guy Decoux