Re: Good practise?


"Gargoyle" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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New to coding in Java.

I have a constructor that sets up a JFrame with panels, buttons, etc. and
I
want to disable some of the buttons when the frame first appears.
I will also need to disable selected controls during further processing,
probably using a purpose-built method.
I know how to do this.

Don't want to start a heated debate over this but...

My question: is it acceptable programming practise to invoke my
purpose-built
method from within a constructor?


I don't see why it would be a problem to invoke a method that enables or
disables GUI controls from a constructor. I've done so many times and have
no regrets.

Then again, I've never had the particular code examined by an OO design guru
so maybe such an activity violates a design precept of some kind.

To my way of thinking, the constructor's job is to build an instance of an
object. If that object is a GUI, then I don't see why enabling/disabling
controls on that GUI should be avoided within the constructor.

--
Rhino


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