Couldn't you handle both raw rows and EOs by using the type
NSArray<NSKeyValueCodingAdditions>?
I treat things this way and casting to a more specific EO class may not be
necessary.
John
On Jan 13, 2008 10:03 PM, Lachlan Deck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 14/01/2008, at 2:13 PM, Mr. Pierre Frisch wrote:
>
> > I am still worried about breaking code.
>
> Sure. Good concern.
>
> > I was more looking along the lines of adding a method like:
> > public NSArray<EOEnterpriseObject>
> > _enterpriseObjectsWithFetchSpecification(EOFetchSpecification
> > fetchSpecification, EOEditingContext context)
> > This method raises an exception at run time if the fetch
> > specification is raw.
> > I am not sure if this should be a public method it adds to the API
> > and is not absolutely required.
>
> The problem here is that <EOEnterpriseObject> doesn't take it's type
> from anything and so can't be cast to some subtype without
> suppressing warnings. So what purpose would it serve?
>
> It seems to me that EOFetchSpecification needs to be genericised or
> this whole thing won't be pretty.
>
> > Any comments?
>
> So, to ensure backwards api compatibility how's about this?
>
> @deprecated
> public NSArray objectsWithFetchSpecification(EOFetchSpecification
> fetchSpec) {...}
> public NSArray<T> enterpriseObjectsWithFetchSpecification
> (EOFetchSpecification<T> fetchSpec) {...}
> public NSArray<NSDictionary<String, ?>>
> rawObjectsWithFetchSpecification(EOFetchSpecification fetchSpec) {....}
>
> with regards,
> --
>
> Lachlan Deck
>
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