> On 7 Sep 2016, at 10:49, Quincey Morris <quinceymor...@rivergatesoftware.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Another problem:
>> Super → SubA and SubB.
>> SubA → SubA1 and SubA2
>> SubB → SubB1 and SubB2
>>
>> Both SubA1 and SubB1 have identical functions. As have SubA2 and SubB2.
>> Multiple inheritance would be a solution here; but neither Objective-C nor
>> Swift can do this (and I don’t like C++).
>
> There’s not necessarily a straightforward conversion from subclassing to
> protocol composition. It usually takes some fundamental re-thinking of your
> approach to to the problem.
Following a suggestion from Greg Parker I solved my multiple inheritance
problem with protocol extensions:
protocol Number
{
func aFunction() -> Int
}
extension Number
{
func aFunction() -> Int
{
print("Error: \(self.dynamicType) must override \(#function)")
return 0
}
}
protocol Number1: Number {}
extension Number1
{
func aFunction() -> Int
{
print("\(self.dynamicType) \(#function) returns 1")
return 1
}
}
[… Omitted similar code with “1” replaced by “2” …]
class NewSuper: Number {}
class NewSubA: NewSuper {}
class NewSubB: NewSuper {}
class NewSubA1: NewSubA, Number1 {}
class NewSubA2: NewSubA, Number2 {}
class NewSubB1: NewSubB, Number1 {}
class NewSubB2: NewSubB, Number2 {}
No more code repetition here. Very satisfying so far. Thanks to Greg Parker!
But now NewSuper has a class function like:
class func classFunction( number: UInt64 ) -> UInt64
{
print(“Error: must override \(#function)")
return 0
}
which is overridden in NewSubA1,2 NewSubB1,2 in the same style as aFunction.
So it should be part of my Number… protocols and extensions.
But I cannot get this to work.
NewSuper uses this classFunction like:
func otherFunction( arg: UInt64) -> UInt64
{
return self.dynamicType.classFunction( arg ) + 21
}
Kind regards,
Gerriet.
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