new method
Hi, Chromatic and I are unsure what the best name for a constructor method is. Leo, is it time-consuming to fix IMCC in order to make it possible to use new as a method name? Is there something special to consider to avoid problems regarding several languages? Is BUILD a good name for a non Perl6 constructor method? jens
Re: new method
Jens Rieks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Chromatic and I are unsure what the best name for a constructor method is. .sub __init method is AFAIK the constructor. It gets called automatically for all parent classes and the class itself and is the best place to put attributes for objects in place and set these to their default values. Leo, is it time-consuming to fix IMCC in order to make it possible to use new as a method name? new isn't really easy to use. It's a Parrot op and second a keyword in the lexer (which mightn't be really need anymore though). Is there something special to consider to avoid problems regarding several languages? Is BUILD a good name for a non Perl6 constructor method? Well, constructors are class-namespace scoped anyway. So there shouldn't be a problem. jens leo
RE: new method
How about some variation on create? --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.593 / Virus Database: 376 - Release Date: 20/02/2004
Re: new method
C == Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: C How about some variation on create? just please make sure it has the missing 'e'. :) uri -- Uri Guttman -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.stemsystems.com --Perl Consulting, Stem Development, Systems Architecture, Design and Coding- Search or Offer Perl Jobs http://jobs.perl.org
Re: new method
On Sun, 2004-04-04 at 10:17, Leopold Toetsch wrote: .sub __init method is AFAIK the constructor. It gets called automatically for all parent classes and the class itself and is the best place to put attributes for objects in place and set these to their default values. I personally want to pass arguments to the initializer (constructor really isn't the right term). I expect HLLs will want to do the same. If we set a convention that the initializer is always called BUILD or CREAT(E), that's fine. I'd like to set or follow a wise convention now. -- c
[DOCS] Ops parsing
I've updated the docs for the ops parsing system. make html-clean; make html You'll find it under Perl Modules/Operations and Ops/Tools. Mike
__find_method Overrideable From PASM/PIR?
According to PDD15, defining a method called __find_method() in my PASM or PIR would allow Perl 5 AUTOLOAD-like behavior. I can override __get_string() -- and it's tested in t/pmc/delegate.t. Is __find_method() workable yet? If not, how would I go about adding it? t/pmc/delegate.t looks like the right place for it, but I distrust that, for example, the test for __get_string() actually tests what it should test. I'd expect to need to define an entirely new class. Of course, if I'm misunderstanding PDD15 altogether, that's cool too. -- c
