Namaste!
I'm going to add my two cents here (despite being a noob).
I like the dot syntax.
Why?
(and before I go any further, I realize this is not a Windows forum,
and also realize this is a very general set of statements and quite
open to debate)
Because, in the Windows world at least, the "dot" allowed you to refer
to *members* of an object.
What are members? They are attributes of the object. In programming
simplicity, they are: properties or methods.
So, what's wrong with the "dot" syntax? Nada in my book.
A "fuller" implementation of the dot syntax is more desireable in my
book. From whence I came, it sure made code very much more readable
and quicker to write.
That being said, I don't have an issue with the way things are, nor do
I really care much how they evolve, provided the evolution is for the
better.
The bottom line, as long as your code is readable, digestible,
consistent, and clearly commented in tricky spots for those who come
after you (and yourself later down the road too), it really doesn't
matter, does it?
Peace, Love, and Light,
/s/ Jon C. Munson II
Quoting Charles Srstka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
On Dec 5, 2008, at 10:06 PM, Bill Bumgarner wrote:
Not really. 'name' is still something that is an accessor type
thing, regardless of whether it is derived or declared via
@property()
"dot abuse" refers to expressions like:
foo.retain;
bar.lockFocusIfCanDraw;
That is, expressions where you aren't really asking the object to
retrieve some value, but are more or less telling the object to do
something and return a result.
And, yes, there are grey areas.
So would something which is clearly not a property, but still returns
an object, such as:
myObj = mySet.anyObject;
or:
enumerator = myArray.objectEnumerator;
be considered kosher?
Charles
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