any code amending outside the class can be avoided if you take the (self-imposed) rule that internal/private class vars start with a leading underscore but public ones don't - that way if you need to create getters and setters, you just create the class var with the _ and the get/set without
On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 9:43 AM, Ian Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In the programming languages used in the old CS textbooks, you didn't > have the option to switch from a public property to a getter/setter > pair without breaking the interface. > > Ian > > On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 8:23 AM, Steven Sacks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Keyword: Old. > > > > Hans Wichman wrote: > >> > >> ps we're probably not the first ones discussing this old subject, has n1 > >> found some good sources/references? > >> Most of the old CS textbooks sentence you to hell for using public > >> variables > >> so let's not refer to those ;) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Flashcoders mailing list > > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
