+1, but this pattern is usually called "delegation", not forwarding,
isn't it?
Andrea Vicentini
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Singer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 15:34
Subject: Re: [Eap-features] Forwarding
> +1
>
> Indeed, the forward-ability is very powerful, because you are
allowed to
> hide more implementation details.
>
> Tom
>
> At 14:04 15.11.01 +0000, you wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >Would it be possible to add composition, where inheritance might
be
> >inappropriate.
> >
> >For example if I want my class to behave like most of a collection
class,
> >I could embed a ArrayList inside my class. I could then
> >select generate wrapper or forwarding, and from the methods I
choose have
> >code generated to forward the methods onto the private
> >instance variable.
> >
> >class MyCollection {
> > private ArrayList col = new ArrayList();
> >
> > // generate ...
> > public void add(Object a) {
> > col.add(a);
> > }
> >
> > ....
> >}
> >
> >This would be extermely useful for decorator like patterns where
behaviour
> >is being added selectively to some methods.
> >
> >There could also be an option to just generate all.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Duncan Godwin
> >
> >
> >
> >
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