On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 16:50:36 +1200, you wrote:
>Hi all
>
>
>
>I want to copy the state (variables) of one instance object of a class, to
>another instance object of the same class. Eg. Class TDog, instance Dog1 and
>Dog2. I could do the following:
>
>Dog2.Colour := Dog1.Colour;
>
>Dog2.Breed := Dog1.Breed; etc.
>
>But this seems a little silly. How do I do this in OO?
The convention is to provide a method in the TDog class (e.g. called
Assign).
This method knows how to correctly replicate the state of one TDog
instance in another (including private variables and any other hidden
internal state).
From the outside world you would then call MyDog.Assign( YourDog );
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Peter Ingham
Lower Hutt
New Zealand
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