[Oberon] identity of two VARs

[Douglas G. Danforth]

Dan Parnete wrote:
> Douglas G. Danforth wrote:
> 
>> Folks,
>> One benefit of Component Pascal over Oberon is this distinction on 
>> strings. The symbol '$' is introduced to designate the contents of a 
>> string array as contrasted to the pointer to the array.  If x is a 
>> pointer to an array of characters then x$ are the characters to which 
>> x points.  Hence comparisons of the type x=y and x$=y$ are different!
>> -Doug


> Is the same for Oberon if you use x, y: POINTER TO ARRAY OF CHAR.
> x = y is different of x^ = y^, isn't it?
> 
> Dan Parnete

Ah, yes!  Much simpler.

-Doug