Newby Q: nested classes, access of upper method

[Gregor Horvath]

Hello Nick,

thank you, your answer really helped me..

--
Greg


Nick Coghlan wrote:
> Gregor Horvath wrote:
> 
>> Hello,
>>
>> class A(self):
>>   def A1():
>>     pass
>>
>>     class B(self):
>>       def B1():
>>     #************************************
>>         #***  How can I access A1 here???? ***
>>     #************************************
>>     self.A1() # doesnet work because self references to  B
>>     self.self.A1() #doesnt work either
>>
>>
>> Renanimg class B(self1): doesnt work either because self is not bound.
> 
> 
> OK, I suspect you're a little confused about how classes work. The items 
> in brackets after a class name are the *base* classes of a class, not 
> the way the class refers to itself. So Python will complain if the 
> listed items can't be inherited from for one reason or another.
> 
> I suggest having another read of the tutorial section on classes to 
> figure out exactly what you want to be doing:
> http://www.python.org/doc/2.3.4/tut/node11.html
> 
>> How can I access a method of a "upper" class?
> 
> 
> Merely defining one class inside another class does not automatically 
> give instances of that inner class a reference to an instance of the 
> outer class - if such a reference is needed, it must be provided in the 
> inner class's constructor.
> 
> E.g.
> 
> class A(object):
>   class B(object):
>     def __init__(self, owner):
>       self._owner = owner
> 
>     def B1(self):
>       self._owner.A1()
> 
>   def A1(self):
>     pass
> 
>   def makeB(self):
>     return A.B(self)
> 
> Cheers,
> Nick.
> 
>