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Re: [XOM-interest] Subclassing and check methods

From: Elliotte Rusty Harold <elharo AT metalab.unc.edu>
To: "Bradley S. Huffman" <hip AT cs.okstate.edu>
Cc: xom-interest AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [XOM-interest] Subclassing and check methods
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 10:49:17 -0500

At 9:37 AM -0600 3/12/04, Bradley S. Huffman wrote:

Yes, I was confused with the "accessor/mutator" usage, and it was late :-)

To my way of thinking a mutator is a method that changes the object's state (i.e. fields) in some way, but not necessarily just a setter. For instance setLocalName is a setter and a mutator, but insertChild is only a mutator. My usage may be a bit idiosyncratic. I think it goes back to Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days, about eight years ago.
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[XOM-interest] Last call warning, Elliotte Harold, 03/11/2004
- Re: [XOM-interest] Last call warning, jcowan, 03/11/2004
  - [XOM-interest] Subclassing and check methods, Elliotte Rusty Harold, 03/11/2004
    - Re: [XOM-interest] Subclassing and check methods, Bradley S. Huffman, 03/12/2004
      - Re: [XOM-interest] Subclassing and check methods, Bradley S. Huffman, 03/12/2004
      - Re: [XOM-interest] Subclassing and check methods, Elliotte Rusty Harold, 03/12/2004
        
        Re: [XOM-interest] Subclassing and check methods, Bradley S. Huffman, 03/12/2004
        
        Re: [XOM-interest] Subclassing and check methods, Elliotte Rusty Harold, 03/12/2004
        
        Re: [XOM-interest] Subclassing and check methods, Elliotte Rusty Harold, 03/12/2004
        
        Re: [XOM-interest] Subclassing and check methods, jcowan, 03/12/2004
        
        Re: [XOM-interest] Subclassing and check methods, Elliotte Rusty Harold, 03/13/2004
        Re: [XOM-interest] Subclassing and check methods, John Cowan, 03/13/2004
    - Re: [XOM-interest] Subclassing and check methods, Elliotte Rusty Harold, 03/12/2004
      - Re: [XOM-interest] Subclassing and check methods, Bradley S. Huffman, 03/12/2004
      - Re: [XOM-interest] Subclassing and check methods, John Cowan, 03/12/2004
        
        Re: [XOM-interest] Subclassing and check methods, Elliotte Rusty Harold, 03/13/2004
  - Re: [XOM-interest] Last call warning, Elliotte Rusty Harold, 03/13/2004
    - Re: [XOM-interest] Last call warning, John Cowan, 03/13/2004