Aaron, First of all, there as been a many times for a need for it, and placed it on the requested feature list many months ago.
But as for important enough to make it into CF8, no but bloody would be a fantastic addition whatever version it makes it into. Because your solution is a very commin factory facade, and secondly your solution is one of many reasons to have it. On 5/4/07, Aaron DC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
If you can simulate it (as in the example I just showed), does it really matter if it makes it into CF8? Aaron Andrew Scott wrote: > +1... > > I agree, it would so good if we could create methods with different > arguments. I have flagged this as a wish, so I doubt it will make > CF8... But who knows... > > > > On 4/25/07, *Aaron Roberson* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > I have a question that could be answered with method overloading but > since CFML is dynamic we don't have that option. What I do you > suggest > I do instead? > > In my service layer I have a method called saveObject(). At present it > takes an object as the argument and does this simple bit: > > return variables.objectDAO.save(object); > > At times, it seems that I can pull more logic out of the controller > and placing it in my service layer by passing in parameters for each > property of the object. Then in the saveObject() method I would have > the following: > > object = createObject("component","path.to.object "); > object.setProperty1(arguments.property1); > object.setProperty2(arguments.property2); > .... > return variables.objectDAO.save(object); > > Both of these approaches are valid and have their place. If we could > do method overloading I would create both methods and the problem > would be solved. Since we can't, what do you suggest I do instead? > > Obviously I have to abandon one in favor of the other. Which approach > do you use and why? > > Thanks, > Aaron > > > You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, please follow the > instructions at http://www.cfczone.org/listserv.cfm > > CFCDev is supported by: > Katapult Media, Inc. > We are cool code geeks looking for fun projects to rock! > www.katapultmedia.com <http://www.katapultmedia.com> > > An archive of the CFCDev list is available at > www.mail-archive.com/cfcdev@cfczone.org > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cfcdev@cfczone.org> > > > > > -- > > > > Senior Coldfusion Developer > Aegeon Pty. Ltd. > www.aegeon.com.au <http://www.aegeon.com.au> > Phone: +613 8676 4223 > Mobile: 0404 998 273 > You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, please follow the > instructions at http://www.cfczone.org/listserv.cfm > > CFCDev is supported by: > Katapult Media, Inc. > We are cool code geeks looking for fun projects to rock! > www.katapultmedia.com > > An archive of the CFCDev list is available at > www.mail-archive.com/cfcdev@cfczone.org You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, please follow the instructions at http://www.cfczone.org/listserv.cfm CFCDev is supported by: Katapult Media, Inc. We are cool code geeks looking for fun projects to rock! www.katapultmedia.com An archive of the CFCDev list is available at www.mail-archive.com/cfcdev@cfczone.org
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