[Tutor] Re: Method/subclass

[Wolfram Kraus]

Liam Clarke wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> 
> I'm working on my first object-based-from-the-ground-up project, and I
> have some queries.
> 
> http://www.rafb.net/paste/results/lDUmWS78.html
> 
> Here are my two classes here. For each different function, search,
> edit, view, etc. a different SQL operation will take place, and a
> different child window will be returned to the main window.
> Roughly speaking.
> 
> I was going to create a method for each of the different functions in
> both class, but I was wondering if it would be better to subclass for
> each function. I've never done this before, so it's a little
> confusing.
> 
> Incidentally, is this 
> 
> searchWin = genericChild
> 
> an OK way to create a class instance of genericChild? It seems to work
> OK, and Pythoncard does funny things with __init__ for windows ( I
> can't figure out how to pass __init__ arguments for example.)
> 
> But I'm worried that there's some unforeseen consequence of this kind
> of thing, it just seems strange not finishing with ().
> 
> So yeah, should I do a method for each function, or subclass my generic classes?
> 
> Regards, 
> 
> Liam Clarke
> 
I didn't look at the rest of the code, but you want
searchWin = genericChild()
instead. (Do a print searchWin to see why ;-))

HTH,
Wolfram