Speaking of .NET and partial classes, there are also extension methods
in newer versions if C# that allow a similar level of bolting methods
on to and is likely even simpler to handle than open classes and
categories; it amounts to writing a function with a special naming so
the compiler kn
Jonas Maebe wrote:
Having implemented support for Objective-C/Pascal categories in the
compiler, I don't think that this concept can be translated to the
(Delphi-compatible) Object Pascal model/implementation. It only works
in Objective-C/Pascal because there all dispatching is based on the
na
On 20 May 2010, at 14:29, Matt Emson wrote:
In Objective-C, the Category often seems a lot like the Partial
class in a superficial way. It is the same kind of idea - a breaking
up of a class in to sections. Sections can be added and removed in a
similar way. However the category goes furth
Okay, so the whole Observer Pattern discussion this morning went way off
track after I mentioned this idea, but a few people expressed interest
in my proposal:
I'd rather see a mechanism for injecting first class extensions to existing classes. That way, it really doesn't matter what pattern is
