I'll say it again:
> OO *design* is a far older concept than C++
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How's about this:
typedef enum _ObjectTypes
{
eBase,
eDerived
} EObjectType;
typedef struct _BaseObjectType
{
int m_baseObjectMember;
} BaseObject;
typedef struct _DerivedObjecType
{
BaseObject baseObject;
int m_derivedObjectMember;
} DerivedObject;
typedef struct tagObject
{
EObjectType m_myType;
union
{
base BaseObject;
derived DerivedObject;
}
} Object;
This is a C implementation of an Object Oriented Design which involves
inheritance.
> I know, because I tried--before I ever heard of OOP or C++. :)
How did you try to write OOP code in C before you heard of OOP? &8-|
Cheers,
Idries
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Wilden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 04 October 2002 17:59
To: Palm Developer Forum
Subject: Re: C or C++
----- Original Message -----
From: "Idries Hamadi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> OO design is a far older concept than C++ and there is no reason not to
use it in a straight C
(I know this is off-list, so I'll keep it short.:)
A couple of folks have talked of writing OOP in C, and I'm here to say that
it can't be done. :) You can write object-_based_ code in C (as in VB), but
without compiler support for inheritance, you can't be said to be writing
object-oriented code.
I know, because I tried--before I ever heard of OOP or C++. :)
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