On 10/27/05, Cliff Meyers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I don't know about that.  If I already have a User object to model a
> single user why should the representation of a large number of users
> be anything but a collection of User objects?  I'd much rather have a
> consistent "interface" to a user's data than having one approach for
> single entities (getter methods) and another for batch data (direct
> access of database column names).

It's not necessarily bad thing, it's just a lot of overhead that may
or may not be beneficial given the particular situation in which you
find yourself.  I'm with Dave--the query object is darn handy and I
personally don't avoid it just to try and be more "OO."  Everything
has its place.
--
Matt Woodward
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.mattwoodward.com


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