----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Liotta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 1:59 PM Subject: RE: Component Calls: What would you do?
You said it yourself... > If the language supports > overloading than the constructors can be overloaded, if the language > doesn't then the constructors can't be overloaded. So - CF doesn't support overloading, that doesn't mean that what you call the component body isn't a default constructor. Infact, it just means that Macromedia was sensible - they decided that there was no need for a special constructor method for CFC's because each CFC may only have a default constructor (and by definition, a default constructor cannot have arguments). Lets say, for example, that MM took what you call the "component body" and turned that into a method that every CFC must have, that takes no arguments, would you be happy to call that a constructor. I think so. So what difference does it make if that method is given a name, as a specific method, or just remains nameless as the "component body", it still does the same thing, at the same time, is compulsory and takes no arguments. I think if you said to any Java or C++ programmer, "see this bit of code, that is what CFC's use as thier one and only constructor", they will instantly recognize that this happens when the object is "constructed", that it's a "default constructor" and that because CF doesn't support overloading, that it's the "only constructor". And likewise I think if you said to any CFC programmer, "see this Java function, this is what Java classes use as thier default constructor, but because you can overload in Java you may specify more non-default constructors that can take arguments", it would be quite plain that this function happens when the object is "constructed", that it's a "default constructor" and that because Java supports overloading, it's not the "only constructor". The concept is the same - a bit of code, that gets executed when the object is created, that can be used to initialize everything that object needs, be it written in Java, C++, Python, Smalltalk or ColdFusion. --- James Sleeman --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.373 / Virus Database: 208 - Release Date: 7/9/2002 ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
