>>>>> "A" == Alexander Schofield <theschof / cs.com> writes: A> What version are you using? I get: 1.8 A> Was there a change in 1.7 or 1.8 with this behavior? What would the A> behavior be if "a" had used an instance variable that had been aliased A> to something else in B, or a private instance variable of A? I don't know what is a "private instance variable". Guy Decoux