Re: Confessions of an "OO Foreigner"

From: LX-i (lxi0007_at_netscape.net)
Date: 12/31/03 

Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 18:56:13 -0600

Donald Tees wrote:
> LX-i wrote:
>
>> I'm with you. Other languages use something like
>> return-value = object.method(parameters)
>>
>> I'm surprised they didn't say
>> INVOKE method-name OF object-name ...
>>
>> This utilizes a very familiar COBOL construct, which is used to
>> uniquely identify data items.
>>
>> Any of you savvier OO guys know of a reason that that wouldn't make
>> more sense?
>>
>>
>
> In reply to that latter, you can do exactly that by using the set
> property method to invoke a procedure.
>
> IE MOVE "action-required" TO INVOCATION-METHOD of object-name.

Then, would you simply invoke the object? Is that second parameter
optional? 

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