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Re: Copying a hash [message #81195 is a reply to message #81074]

Fri, 17 August 2012 15:25

Bob[4]
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On Thursday, August 9, 2012 6:44:33 PM UTC-6, Bogdanovist wrote:
> There is actually nothing wrong with not providing a 'deep copy' functionality. In most (all?) languages with full object oriented programming support (which I don't include IDL in yet, for the lack of several key features) it is always the responsibility of the coder to provide a copy constructor.
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> I do this for all the IDL custom objects I create by considering it mandatory to implement a copy function that returns an instance of the copied object. That's no different from what is required in genuine OO languages.

I perhaps agree with you sentiment for user defined objects. But the hash object is defined in IDL internals so it would be nice if they added a deep copy function to it.

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		Copying a hash By: Matt[3] on Mon, 06 August 2012 13:54
		Re: Copying a hash By: Matt Francis on Thu, 09 August 2012 17:44
		Re: Copying a hash By: Bob[4] on Fri, 17 August 2012 15:25
		Re: Copying a hash By: Matt[3] on Thu, 09 August 2012 11:25
		Re: Copying a hash By: Matt[3] on Tue, 07 August 2012 08:44
		Re: Copying a hash By: David Fanning on Mon, 06 August 2012 16:41

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