Re: data() problems

On Thu, Apr 20, 2000 at 06:52:29PM -0400, Uri Guttman wrote:
> >>>>> "JNP" == Joshua N Pritikin <[email protected]> writes:
> 
>   JNP> On Thu, Apr 20, 2000 at 02:22:25PM +0100, [email protected] wrote:
> 
>   >> In otherwords there should be two methods. One for the user, say
>   >> data(), and one for sub-classes that want to ensure data integrity,
>   >> say private_data()
> 
> couldn't the method names be the same and the constructor use a special key
> to save the data? then the primary watcher would have access to that
> with the data method and any subclassed ones would work fine too.

That would defeat the object of the private data. The method is designed
so that sub-classes do not need to pass a key.

I think two methods is the way to go.

Graham.