On 10 May 2006 at 17:39, John Siracusa wrote: > On 5/10/06, Jesse Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I guess the question I should ask is: Why NOT return the newly created > > objects? > > I just like to know the reasoning before I change the API :) The code > examples are exactly what I was looking for, thanks. The only thing I > remain unsure of is the scalar context return value. I don't like it > returning the number of items unless there's a good reason for it. It > seems like that info is already available elsewhere. The other > alternatives are: > > * Return a reference to an array of added objects > * Return the first added object. > > Hm, I'm not sure I like those much either. What I'm worried about is this: > > $widget = $o->add_widgets($some_widget); > > The only way that works is if add_widgets() returns the first added > object when called in scalar context. But that's a pretty odd > behavior. Opinions?
Return $o? I like it very much, when methods return $self because then it is possible to chain them. Michael ------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Rose-db-object mailing list Rose-db-object@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rose-db-object
