I'd like to check on some of the reading I've been doing.
I am starting to use composition in my CFCs (because I only use inheritance
for an "is-a" relationship). I want to reuse the objects I've instantiated
in the central object from the outside; the reading I've done suggests the
best way to do this is to use a getter method that returns the instantiated
object.
E.g. I have some sort of central component
<cfcomponent output="no" hint="The central component">
<cffunction name="init" output="false" returntype="void" access="public"
hint="The method to instantiate a new object">
<cfset oObject1 = CreateObject("component","Component1")>
<cfset oObject2 = CreateObject("component","Component2")>
</cffunction>
<cffunction name="getObject1">
<cfreturn _oObject1>
</cffunction>
<cffunction name="getObject2">
<cfreturn _oObject2>
</cffunction>
...etc etc
</cfcomponent>
I could then, in the CF page that uses the central component, do this:
<cfset oMyCentralObject =
CreateObject("component","CentralComponent").init()>
<!--- now call a method1 in object1--->
<cfset MyMethodReturn = oMyCentralObject.getObject1().Method1()
This is how some articles say it should be done - any feedback?
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