[..] >> >>> Also, are the old XxxxNodePtr's still around and which type of ptr >>> (MTRecPtr/RecPtr) do they use to hold their data? (ie. are they thread >>> safe). >> >> there are XxxxNodeRefPtr and XxxxNodeMTRefPtr. >> Hm, maybe these should be called Rec instead? > > Honestly I'd go the other way. Given that we are doing unusual things we do > have > a little zoo of pointer types, and that's ok. > > The problem is that nobody has a clue what a RecPtr or UnrecPtr is supposed to > be, and until you really understand OpenSG it won't become clear what all the > differences are. > > But everybody knows what a RefPtr is (or at least should know ;). So to make > things easier for newcomers I would really like to see a basic typoe that can > be > used everywhere and is safe, and call it RefPtr. Whether it's threadsafe or > not > is debatable (personally I would prefer it to be, but it might be too late to > change all that at this point, and I can live with it being not). > > But I would really prefer to have pointers that explain themsleves, and > that's Ref.
Agreed. I would be very happy if the XxxRefPtr and XxxNodeRefPtr were aliases to MTRecPtrs. That way everyone knows that is the safe one to use and if you are advanced then you can use the others. -Allen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apps built with the Adobe(R) Flex(R) framework and Flex Builder(TM) are powering Web 2.0 with engaging, cross-platform capabilities. Quickly and easily build your RIAs with Flex Builder, the Eclipse(TM)based development software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com _______________________________________________ Opensg-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/opensg-users
