I prefer data access objects, specific getters and setters as part of my object.
By specifying columns and datatypes and so on, you get better performing queies. Tim > -----Original Message----- > From: Chesty Puller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 10:30 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: B-E-A-UTIFUL! > > > Not that I doubt that it is indeed spiffy, how in fact is it so? I don't > understand why this complex-looking piece of sql abstraction is an > improvement over either standard SQL or the object-relational database > mapping scheme > > This is Issac's - I think it's more difficult to understand than classic > SQL. Not bad, but not really an improvement - all of the fields in the > table are returned, right? > > ds = request.tapi.getObject("datasource") > statement = ds.getStatement("select").init("mytable") > qry = statement.filter("X",x,"=").filter("Y",y,"=").execute() > > > I think I'd rather do something like: > > object = objectmapper.get(objectid) > > which replaces > > select > objectid, objectproperty1, objectproperty2, objectproperty3 > from > table > where > objectid = #objectid# > > Even better, the programmer can further abstract the use of the query by > adding parameters to the get method of the objectmapper class. > This way you > end up with a complete class in and out of the database. You > don't write a > lot of queries over and over, you don't find new ways to join the data in > the db (unless you're doing reporting, which is a different subject > altogether), and you use classic OOP for code readability, > maintenence and > reuse. > > Anyway, my question is, exactly why is Issac's code spiffy? > > - Matt > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "William Bowen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <cf-community@houseoffusion.com> > Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 10:06 AM > Subject: Re: B-E-A-UTIFUL! > > > >> Everyone else just ignored you. :-p > > > > Bah! Not ignoring! Just trying to figure out how I can use this! > > > > it is indeed "damn spiffy code." > > > > will > > -- > > > > "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; > > and that would just be unacceptable." > > - Carrie Fisher > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:195666 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
