On 25 Mar 2010, at 16:37, Lukas Kahwe Smith wrote:
> Hi,
>
> this was just brought up on IRC. my understanding is that traits have no concept of properties,
> but grafts do (all hidden internally). correct?
Right, the Traits proposal as it is at the moment, avoids the explicit discussion of state.
This is not a restriction per se, but could limit the composability of traits.
To ensure composibility, you would have to resort to abstract methods which are implemented by the
composing class.
Best regards
Stefan
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