Pretty much. Matt Liotta President & CEO Montara Software, Inc. http://www.montarasoftware.com/ V: 415-577-8070 F: 415-341-8906 P: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> -----Original Message----- > From: Ken Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 11:35 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Component Calls: What would you do? > > So you tellin me that bike in my garage isn't really an SUV with only two > wheels, a non gasoline powered engine and zero cargo space? > > Ken > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Liotta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 12:41 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Component Calls: What would you do? > > > The problem is that by definition a constructor is a method. Thus, > anything that is not a method cannot be considered a constructor. Using > your logic we could have anything be anything as long as it was caveated > with a description as to how it was different. > > Matt Liotta > President & CEO > Montara Software, Inc. > http://www.montarasoftware.com/ > V: 415-577-8070 > F: 415-341-8906 > P: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: James Sleeman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 8:11 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: Re: Component Calls: What would you do? > > > > ----- 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 > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.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
