From: Tony Arcieri <tony@...>
Date: 2010-03-16T02:07:14+09:00
Subject: Re: Overriding new?

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On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 7:41 AM, Andrea Dallera <andrea@andreadallera.com>wrote:

> Hei Chuck,
>
>          that's exactly what i was trying to avoid.


One way to avoid it is to override new.  You can use the "allocate" method
to create a new object instance without invoking its constructor.  Name the
superclass's "initialize" method something different, like preinitialize,
and invoke that yourself.  Be sure to invoke initialize too, if it's
defined.

I've used this approach in frameworks where I intend for users to subclass,
but my general impression nowadays is I should use a lot cleaner base class
that doesn't need these sorts of hax, or not expect users to ever define
their own constructor.

-- 
Tony Arcieri
Medioh! A Kudelski Brand

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