Re: Property Overloading RFC

From: Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 12:49:10 +0000
Subject: Re: Property Overloading RFC
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Christian Schneider wrote:
> Derick Rethans wrote:
> 
>> I updated the proposal:
>> http://files.derickrethans.nl/property_overloading.html
>>
>> If nobody as any better idea on how to solve it I'd like to start
>> implementing it.
> 
> 
> I seem to remember that we had some voices here stating that the current
> mechanisms are sufficient. Adding new keywords and/or new magic methods
> is something which should have a very high threshold as it complicates
> the language.
> 
> To me the proposal looks like a worst of both worlds kind of compromise:
>  Add new keywords and magic methods coupled with (ab)using the (in this
> context somewhat inelegant) __get/__set mechanism.
> 
> So I'd rather not see this implemented to be honest.

I could not agree more!

Edin


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