Yes, but if BOs are just a package of instance data, then where would you put functions on that instance data. For example, if you have a shopping cart and you want the cart to have a calculateTax() function, would calculateTaxbe part of the BO or part of a manager of the BO?
> Hmm, lets say you wanted to initialize the objects instance data from a > form, or some other mechanism other than the dB? I have gone with the idea > that the BOs are fairly light weight, they simply package instance data, and > perform very limited validation on themselves. That way they can be > populated in a verity of ways....form data, dB data, whatever. The DAO in my > apps serves as the go between for the BOs and the Persistence Mechanism. > Does that make sense? > > Justin ---------------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words 'unsubscribe cfcdev' in the message of the email. CFCDev is run by CFCZone (www.cfczone.org) and supported by Mindtool, Corporation (www.mindtool.com). An archive of the CFCDev list is available at www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
