Sigh.... :o) Rick
> -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Kear [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 7:35 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: OOP, why me? > > > You use a bean for doing things with a single instance of > something. With a > single user. wIth a single form submission. WIth groups of records (or > 'objects' we really should say because it's not always records out of a > database we're dealing with) the are arrays, structs, queries > etc which is > more of what you are used to doing. > > For example in my CMS, when i need to display a page. I create a bean > ("instantiate" is the jargon term for it) containing the specs > of the page > - the page title, the next url and title up in the hierarchy (for > making the > breadcrumb), the access level required to view the page, the teaser text, > whether it has sidebars, image name, stuff like that for the > page, because > it's only one page i am dealing with right now. And also I make a query > object (using the PagesDAO cfc) containing all the details of the pages > underneath this one, for the navigation around the page, or the 'related > links' section of the page. and another query containing the > actual content > - the paragraphs of text or the images in the image gallery etc. > > Beans are for dealing with one single instance of an object. If you're > dealing with groups of things, you're in much more familiar territory with > lists, arrays, structs and queries. > > Cheers > Mike Kear > Windsor, NSW, Australia > Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer > AFP Webworks > http://afpwebworks.com > ColdFusion, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET hosting from AUD$15/month > > On 3/7/06, Rick Faircloth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > What you're saying does make sense...I'm just looking > > for something that takes the approach of saying...."Ok. > > You can build the app the traditional way like this...but here > > is another way. Let's do this *one* step at a time and > > compare how it could be done with traditional methods (shown) > > as opposed to the OOP way (also shown, of course). > > > > Also, your "bean" approach is fascinating...but what a bean? > > Is it like an array or session-type variables that exist in memory > > and are available everywhere? And to have to reference > > every user in a table, or to know about them reference them > > as in the "Kear" bean, seems strange and difficult. Sounds > > like you'd have to memorize all the users in your table > > to reference them...?!?!?! (Obviously not getting it...) > > > > (I probably need a diagram... ;o) > > > > Rick > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:234354 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
