Re: [spoon-discuss] Re: [Spoon-business] Proposal: base class

[Daniel Lepage <dplepage@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday, April 20, 2003, at 12:25  PM, Glotmorf wrote:

> On 4/20/03 at 11:01 AM Daniel Lepage wrote:
>
> > On Saturday, April 19, 2003, at 03:57  PM, Glotmorf wrote:
> >
> > > {{ _We Got Class Now!_
> > >
> > > Create the following 2GC:
> > >
> > > {{ _Base_
> > >
> > > Inherits from: (none)
> > >
> > > Properties: (none)
> > >
> > > Methods:
> > >
> > > - Create: Create a 2GO that inherits from Base 2GC.
> > >
> > > - Destroy: The 2GO ceases to exist.
> > >
> > > }}
> > >
> > > }}
> >
> > What exactly is the objective of 2GCs?
>
> Two objectives.  One is to provide inheritance to 2GOs, so that you 
> can declare a type of object without creating the particular object.  
> The other is to provide inheritance to other 2GCs, so that you may 
> have objects of a general type, but some special-case objects that are 
> like the general type but different.
>
> You can create a grid object class, then a gnome class that inherits 
> from that, then a sheep gnome class that inherits from that, then 
> actual individual sheep gnomes.

But we have that already. We've got a definition for generic 'Grid 
Objects'; Gnomes are specified by the rules to be a type of Grid 
Object; sheep gnomes are specified by the rules to be a type of gnome; 
individual sheep gnomes are instances of the type defined in the sheep 
gnome rule.

--
Wonko

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