Re: RFC 189 (v1) Objects : Hierarchical calls to initializers and destructors
[email protected] (Damian Conway) Sun, 3 Sep 2000 12:54:53 +1100 (EST)
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> Also, its not entirely clear why method chaining is desired only for > constructor and destructors. What about every other method? Constructors and destructors are special. They're not about *doing* something; they're about *being* (or not being) something. A "doing" method *may* wish to make the object do everything its hierarchy allows it to do: that's why I proposed C<NEXT>. A "being" method *must* make the object be everything its hierarchy requires it to be: that's why I proposed hierarchical constructors and destructors. Damian