[Zope] RE: What does "this()" return?

[Nemeth Miklos]

> Is there any doc on "this()" or "id()"?
>
I think you explored this teritory. YOU should create a how-to on the
topic.

>
> Aside from the "How-to..." docs, shouldn't we start compiling "Zope
> Pitfalls" or "Zope Gotchas" doc series?
>
The majority of how-tos are exactly about this.

> Sometimes learning a new software is
> not so much what you know to do, but what you know NOT TO DO.
>
That is why programmers do not like to learn new languages and tools.
That is why UNIX is forever.

>
> Also, is there any documentation on calling DTML methods with arguments? I
> know you can do it with "myMethod(_.None,  _, arg1=val1, arg2=val2, ...)",
> but I'd like to know what the role of _.None is. (I know _ is the
> namespace...), that is, if I replace it with something like
> "myMethod(coolDude, _, ...)" what sort of catastrophe might happen. :)
>
This is completely new to me! Where did you learned it!
I thought I read or at least browsed all how-tos and Zope docs.

NM