>David wrote:
>> Except that the BEGIN/END CLASS statement does not bracket the methods - 
>> only the class property record.  So it will look more like this:
>> 
>> BEGIN CLASS "Main Window", "cWindow"
>>   DIM helpRect.8
>>   DIM currentTool%
>>   DIM dataHandle&
>> END CLASS
>> 
>> PROPERTY helpRect     = helpRect
>> PROPERTY currentTool% = currentTool%
>> PROPERTY dataHandle&  = dataHandle&
>> 
>> BEGIN METHOD redrawMain
>>   'yadda
>> END METHOD
>> 
>> BEGIN METHOD showHelp
>>   'yadda again
>> END METHOD
>
>I admit I don't know much about it, but this syntax design seems
>counter-intuitive to me.  I've always though of a class's methods as
>being "part of" the class, every bit as much as its data elements are. 
>On the other hand, "END CLASS" looks like it's saying, "everything after
>this is not part of the class."  Is there some reason for preferring to
>put the methods outside of the BEGIN CLASS...END CLASS block?
>
>- Rick


I guess I didnt say it correctly because this is the same point that I was
making.  The way I've defined methods and properties is inside of a class
definition.

BEGIN CLASS oddWindow

     METHOD grow
        BEEP
        PRINT "So you want to grow huh?"
     END METHOD
     
     PROPERTY extraStorage    = 0
     PROPERTY specialHitRect& = transparentRect&

END CLASS


I find this much more intuitive.  You know for a fact that the 'grow' method
and properties defined belong to oddWindow and only oddWindow.  Having
methods defined outside the defining class block is confusing and implies
that these methods are global, not belonging to any one class.  To take that
a step further, if I wanted to define a 'grow' method for oddWindowToo, I
think it would be rather confusing to see a two or more methods defined
outside of a defining class block with the same name.


W.

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