> > And as far as code cleanliness is concerned, an "instanceof" test seems > > more OOP to me than a isTraversable() method that tells us if is we have > > the right to use getParent() and getChildren(). With a separate > > interface, these methods do not exist if they do not make sense. > > > This is a point were a not really agree with. If I always have to do > instanceof tests and class casts, something is wrong with OOP then in my > eyes.
I'll hope not ... ;-) > fgrep -n "instanceof" xml-cocoon2/src/java/org/apache/cocoon/components/LifecycleHelper.java 212: if( component instanceof LogEnabled ) 240: if( null != context && component instanceof Contextualizable ) 245: if( null != componentManager && component instanceof Composable ) 250: if( null != roles && component instanceof RoleManageable ) 255: if( null != logkit && component instanceof LogKitManageable ) 260: if( null != configuration && component instanceof Configurable ) 265: if( null != configuration && component instanceof Parameterizable ) 271: if( initializeAndStart && component instanceof Initializable ) 276: if( initializeAndStart && component instanceof Startable ) 291: if( component instanceof Startable ) 304: if ( component instanceof Disposable ) Stephan Michels. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
