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From: george stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Turbine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2000 12:24 PM
Subject: Re: OPaL the Attr class
> Of course, you can add if you like.
>
> But not needed at all. I've constructed examples and
> built the system without them. The construction
> methods have been sufficient for this. You might note
> that there's no no-arg constructor.
>
> You should read Chapter 2 of The Java Programming
> Language for a discussion of why one might require
> initial values to be set in construction.
>
> Do you have something in a concrete example or
> something in the implementation that needs the setter
> methods?
>
> -- george
>
well i understand the "set in construction" deal but over the lifetime of an
instantiated PO's life the values of the attributes may and will change, so
with out setter methods for the Attr class how will you do this?
-scott-
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