On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 18:29:01 +0100, Nigel Rantor wrote: > Mark Fowler wrote: > > You shouldn't. Really. You should subclass the other method. > > Well, I agree, but I also wanted to get on to the multiple inheritence > angle to see what you lot thought about it. So in a sense, I would like to > force you to do what you don't want to. :-)
> >>If you don't pollute their name space then do you have to release a > >>class that has the extensions in it and make people instantiate that > >>class? > > > > Yes, this is the normal thing to do. > > Yep, leading on to the MI problem... What MI problem? As far as I remember, C++ people don't like diamond inheritance, but it didn't sound like that was going to be a problem here, even if you do end up with diamonds. -- Peter Haworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] "All those who believe in psychokinesis, raise my hand!"