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Re: structure access using strings for tag-names [message #43514 is a reply to message #43462]

Mon, 18 April 2005 01:31

Thomas Pfaff
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Registered: April 2005

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> I would prefer a fast built-in hash type, and I would prefer to be
> able to use that type, in place of a normal struct, as the underlying
> basis of objects. Then I could extend class structure members at
> runtime, and do all manner of things which are convenient with a hash
> but inconvenient with a fixed, predefined structure.
>
> Maybe it's just the Perl hacker in me.
>
> JD
>

The python hacker in me violently agreed on the first part (A fast
builtin list-type would be the next thing on my wishlist :-)). However I
haven't seen any programming language that allows dynamic addition of
class members. Wouldn't that in parts violate the concepts of data
encapsulation and information hiding, if you could add and remove class
members at will? Then I would first like to have public class members.

Thomas

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		Re: structure access using strings for tag-names By: Thomas Pfaff on Mon, 11 April 2005 07:02
		Re: structure access using strings for tag-names By: JD Smith on Wed, 13 April 2005 14:12
		Re: structure access using strings for tag-names By: Thomas Pfaff on Mon, 18 April 2005 01:31
		Re: structure access using strings for tag-names By: R.Bauer on Wed, 13 April 2005 02:30

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