Re: Is ILE-RPG is Object Oriented Programming Language?

> a "true polymorphic environment", we should just have a DSPOBJ which [...]

Well... i agree :-)Better: a true p.e. only knows the DSP cmd and then OBJ() ;-)
But the AS/400 is therefore not a "very" oo environment.

>  RPG (III and IV) do not (at this point) have the
> technology that emulates "Classes" that enable true Inheritance.

Well... this is really a tough job (to "emulate" classes :-) and not *that*
necessary at all (fortunately) until there is no oo design for the applications.

Of course i have to be more precise (not for u but perhaps for others ;-):
with RPG IV (Version4) it is relatively easy to code an oo "designed"
application/environment

BUT: real oo languages are IMHO strongly "connected" with "event related
programming". And for this purpose the native AS/400 (i.e. including the
terminals and *not* using PCs) is not able to help. - If i cannot realize *any*
user action (holding ALT key down, etc) then it isn't possible to get an
event/action programming environment.

the only events, i can handle, are rarely found and needs a lotta additional
programming (the CHANGE at *DSPF is an example but still complicated to handle).



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