Erik, There are a number of different possibilities which I'm still evaluating. But if there is some significant reason for *not* subclassing Hits (performance?), that will have a major bearing on whether the approach I'm evaluating makes sense.
So, let me rephrase my question: Is the "final" nature of Hits due to some performance reason, or simply because no one has previously expressed any interest in subclassing it? Or, putting it in reverse, is there any technical problem likely to arise from removing the "final" attribute(s)? Regards, Terry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Erik Hatcher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Lucene Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 7:06 AM Subject: Re: Final Hits > How exactly would you take advantage of a subclassable Hits class? > > > On Mar 21, 2004, at 6:01 AM, Terry Steichen wrote: > > > Does anyone know why the Hits class is final (thus preventing it from > > being subclassed)? > > > > Regards, > > > > Terry > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]