On Wed, May 24, 2006 at 01:04:20PM +0000, Angus Leeming wrote: > Jean-Marc Lasgouttes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Michael> isDeletedText has been changed into a method of class > > Michael> Paragraph (where it belongs). This is also more OO-like. > > > I think Lars prefers to have these kind of helper functions outside of > > classes. We tend to have too many methods now, so moving functions to > > methods is backwards, I think. > > Right. Scott Meyers, Effective C++, item 18: Strive for class > interfaces that are complete and minimal. > > bool isDeletedText(Paragraph const &); > > does not require access to anything that isn't public, > so keep it out of the class. > > Having said that, he also argues (some other item) that > non-member functions that are declared in the same header > as the class itself should be considered as part of the > class interface... ;-)
And, unfortunately, IDEs are usually better at handling class methos instead of free functions... [That's no judgment, just a remark] Andre'
