IMHO: This is not bad design, is using a flexible dynamically binding language. We use this EXTENSIVELY in some major enterprise servers we have written in perl. As long as you trap your exceptions (when the function does not exist in the class, this results far cleaner code, than a long if elsif elsif elsif block, that in the end requires you to type the same name in the if statement, and in the execution statement. This allows perl to do all that for you.
Lincoln -----Original Message----- From: NYIMI Jose (BMB) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 11:30 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Perl OO - Dynamic method call This is a little bit Out of Topic but if somebody can give input I will greatly appreciate! I know that in Perl OO the name of a method can be a variable. Which end up with code like this: my $obj= new MyClass; #here the thing $obj->$method(); $method var holding the name of my method. I would like to know if such feature exists in other OO languages like Java etc ... Besides, is such way of programming an indication of a bad "Class Design" ? Thanks in advance. Jos�. **** DISCLAIMER **** "This e-mail and any attachment thereto may contain information which is confidential and/or protected by intellectual property rights and are intended for the sole use of the recipient(s) named above. Any use of the information contained herein (including, but not limited to, total or partial reproduction, communication or distribution in any form) by other persons than the designated recipient(s) is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender either by telephone or by e-mail and delete the material from any computer". Thank you for your cooperation. For further information about Proximus mobile phone services please see our website at http://www.proximus.be or refer to any Proximus agent.
