st: Stata classes

[Sergiy Radyakin <serjradyakin@gmail.com>]

Hi,

can somebody please explain why the results are different?

version 11

clear all
.m=.object.new
.m Declare string alpha="alpha"
.m Declare string beta="beta"
.m Declare string gamma="gamma"
.m.gamma.ref=.m.beta.ref
.m.beta.ref=.m.alpha.ref
.m.alpha="new value"
classutil des .m

clear all
.m=.object.new
.m Declare string alpha="alpha"
.m Declare string beta="beta"
.m Declare string gamma="gamma"
.m.beta.ref=.m.alpha.ref
.m.gamma.ref=.m.beta.ref
.m.alpha="new value"
classutil des .m

Thank you,
    Sergiy Radyakin
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