>Sorry, maybe our terms are different? My Data Access Object (DAO) that >works with the DB returns only a query object. My DataGateway (DG) creates >the object from the query and returns it, or passes it to the DAO in >primitives. Then I have the Data Object itself. Three parts to this >equation for me. The DAO does not have knowledge of the objects because it >deals only in database terms. The DG is the translator/mapper from table to >object.
Our terms are, in fact, almost exactly opposite ;) For me, a gateway deals in queries and a DAO deals in objects. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:220753 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=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
