>>While I like the concept of CFCs and think >>it's a great addition they lack of some OO capabilities >>(polymorphism, overloading methods, etc) that limit what >>you can do with them. ColdFusion, for all intensive >>purposes, is a procedural language.
Why do you say CF lacks polymorphism? parentClass.draw() = circle -> descendantClass.draw() = square That's polymorphism is it not? Overloaded methods in my experience are reasonably easy to simulate with optional arguments, functions that accept variable argument types, slightly altered method names (getPropertyByID() - getPropertyByName()), etc. No it's not technically overloading, but it accomplishes the same ends and is in my experience no more difficult to implement. That being said, yes ColdFusion has procedural roots, and personally I'm still not entirely happy with it's OO implementation, but not for these two reasons (or for the lack of interfaces). s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 new epoch : isn't it time for a change? add features without fixtures with the onTap open source framework http://macromedia.breezecentral.com/p49777853/ http://www.sys-con.com/author/?id=4806 http://www.fusiontap.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:204340 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
