RE: what is object oriented programming

[McIntyre Don <dnmcin@xxxxxxxxx>]

What about the other traits of an Object?..i.e.
Inheritance, polymorphism.   Can you serialize a data
structure? It takes these and more to be truly Object
Oriented, though I've been seeing some good RPG
programming techniques & ideas.
Don McIntyre

--- Steve Richter <srichter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> the programmer always has the option to practice
> good programming
> techniques.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
> Walden H. Leverich
> III
> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 2:26 PM
> To: 'RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries'
> Subject: RE: what is object oriented programming
> 
> 
> >From: Steve Richter [mailto:srichter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> >Is a c++ class with public data members also just a
> buffer definition?
> 
> Yes. But the point is, IMHO, in C++ you have the
> _option_ to make the
> members private and add methods, with a
> datastructure you don't.
> 
> -Walden
> 
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