Index: tests/methods.test
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diff -u -r714fdeeeeca44ee6f77d93349a0afec4c4b139cc -r85ee1fdb043ed3f82fd272cc004c476c40861fdb
--- tests/methods.test	(.../methods.test)	(revision 714fdeeeeca44ee6f77d93349a0afec4c4b139cc)
+++ tests/methods.test	(.../methods.test)	(revision 85ee1fdb043ed3f82fd272cc004c476c40861fdb)
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@
 }
 C property -accessor public s0
 C property -accessor protected s1
-? {c1 s0 0} 0
-? {::nsf::dispatch c1 s1 1} 1
+? {c1 s0 assign 0} 0
+? {::nsf::dispatch c1 s1 assign 1} 1
 C object property -accessor public {s3 ""}
-? {C s3 3} 3
+? {C s3 assign 3} 3
 
 # create a fresh object (different from c1)
 C create c2
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@
 nx::test case class-level-setter {
   ? {c2 plain_setter 1} {::c2: unable to dispatch method 'plain_setter'}
   #? {c2 plain_setter 1} 1
-  ? {c2 public_setter 2} "2"
-  ? {catch {c2 protected_setter 3}} 1
-  ? {::nsf::dispatch c2 protected_setter 4} "4"
+  ? {c2 public_setter assign 2} "2"
+  ? {catch {c2 protected_setter assign 3}} 1
+  ? {::nsf::dispatch c2 protected_setter assign 4} "4"
 }
 
 # class level alias ....
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@
 nx::test case class-object-level-setter {
   ? {C plain_object_setter 1} {method 'plain_object_setter' unknown for ::C; consider '::C create plain_object_setter 1' instead of '::C plain_object_setter 1'}
   #? {C plain_object_setter 1} "1"
-  ? {C public_object_setter 2} "2"
-  ? {catch {C protected_object_setter 3}} 1
-  ? {::nsf::dispatch C protected_object_setter 4} "4"
+  ? {C public_object_setter assign 2} "2"
+  ? {catch {C protected_object_setter assign 3}} 1
+  ? {::nsf::dispatch C protected_object_setter assign 4} "4"
 }
 
 # class level alias ....
@@ -163,9 +163,9 @@
 nx::test case object-level-setter {
   ? {c1 plain_object_setter 1} {::c1: unable to dispatch method 'plain_object_setter'}
   #? {c1 plain_object_setter 1} "1"
-  ? {c1 public_object_setter 2} "2"
-  ? {catch {c1 protected_object_setter 3}} 1
-  ? {::nsf::dispatch c1 protected_object_setter 4} "4"
+  ? {c1 public_object_setter assign 2} "2"
+  ? {catch {c1 protected_object_setter assign 3}} 1
+  ? {::nsf::dispatch c1 protected_object_setter assign 4} "4"
 }
 
 # object level alias ....
@@ -282,16 +282,16 @@
   }
 
   C create c1 -a 1
-  ? {c1 a} 1
+  ? {c1 a get} 1
   ? {c1 cget -b} b1
   ? {c1 cget -c} c1
   ? {c1 d} "::c1: unable to dispatch method 'd'"
 
-  ? {C A 2} 2
-  ? {C A} 2
+  ? {C A assign 2} 2
+  ? {C A get} 2
   ? {C B} {method 'B' unknown for ::C; consider '::C create B ' instead of '::C B '}
   #? {C B} B2
-  ? {C C} C2
+  ? {C C get} C2
   ? {C D} "method 'D' unknown for ::C; consider '::C create D ' instead of '::C D '"
 
   nx::Object create o {
@@ -303,10 +303,10 @@
     :object property -accessor public {c c1}
     :object property -accessor protected {d d1}
   }
-  ? {o a 2} 2
+  ? {o a assign 2} 2
   ? {o b} {::o: unable to dispatch method 'b'}
   #? {o b} b1
-  ? {o c} c1
+  ? {o c get} c1
   ? {o d} "::o: unable to dispatch method 'd'"
 }
 
@@ -347,11 +347,11 @@
     :property -accessor public a:int
     :create c1
   }
-  ? {C x 1} 1
-  ? {C x} 1
+  ? {C x assign 1} 1
+  ? {C x get} 1
   ? {lsort [C info methods]} "a"
   ? {lsort [C info object methods]} "x"
-  ? {c1 a b} {expected integer but got "b" for parameter "a"}
+  ? {c1 a assign b} {expected integer but got "b" for parameter "value"}
 
   set s(C) [C serialize]
   set s(c1) [c1 serialize]
@@ -370,10 +370,10 @@
   ? {nsf::object::exists c1} 1
 
   # tests should work as again
-  ? {C x} 1
+  ? {C x get} 1
   ? {lsort [C info methods]} "a"
   ? {lsort [C info object methods]} "x"
-  ? {c1 a b} {expected integer but got "b" for parameter "a"}  
+  ? {c1 a assign b} {expected integer but got "b" for parameter "value"}  
 }
 
 #
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@
   }
 
   # dispatch methods without current object 
-  ? ::o::a "method ::o::a not dispatched on valid object"
+  ? ::o::a {wrong # args: use "::o ::o::a assign|get"}
   ? ::o::b "::o2"
   ? ::o::foo "no current object; command called outside the context of a Next Scripting method"
   ? ::o::x "no current object; x called outside the context of a Next Scripting method"