5.1.2.1. new (Class Method)

Initializes the message object for sending the message name messagename to object target.

The messagename can be a string or an array. If messagename is an array object, its first item is the name of the message and its second item is a class object to use as the starting point for the method search.

If you specify neither Individual nor Array, the message sent has no arguments.

If you specify the Individual or Array option, any remaining arguments are arguments for the message. (You need to specify only the first letter; all characters following the first are ignored.)

Individual: If you specify this option, specifying argument is optional. Any arguments are passed as message arguments to target in the order you specify them.
Array: If you specify this option, you must specify arguments, which is an Array object. The member items of the array are passed to target as arguments. The first argument is at index 1, the second argument at index 2, and so on. If you omitted any indexes when creating the array, the corresponding message arguments are also omitted.

Note

This method does not send the message messagename to object target. See methods start/startWith , send /sendWith , and reply /replyWith .