Yeah, I understand the ViewHelper. The more generic 'helper object' though I have not heard of. So, View Helper is a helper obejct. So, say I have a Front Controller object that needs some 'help', would I apply a Front Controller Helper object? Obvioulsy this depends on the problem to solve, abstractly though is this idea sound? I'm no master of patterns, but sounds like the view helper may come from a larger parent pattern called Helper or something.
Does UK English really use "ain't"? lol! DK On 11/3/05, Steven Webster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Douglas, > > > Got me thinking though....in OOP terms just what is a "helper object"? > > I don't recall seeing these in say Java, or maybe they have > > a different name. > > View Helper was one of the Core J2EE Patterns, that would most usually > have been implemented as a custom-tag in JSP. > > It's nothing magical, just a pattern to be aware you can refactor > towards. Sometimes patterns make the simple sound magical. But the > View Helper ain't that. It's simple. > > Steven > > -- > Steven Webster > Practice Director (Rich Internet Applications) > Macromedia Consulting EMEA > > Office: + 44 (0) 131 338 6108 > Mobile: +44 (0) 7917 428 947 > > > > -- > Flexcoders Mailing List > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > -- Douglas Knudsen http://www.cubicleman.com this is my signature, like it? ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get Bzzzy! (real tools to help you find a job). Welcome to the Sweet Life. http://us.click.yahoo.com/A77XvD/vlQLAA/TtwFAA/nhFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
