From: james@...
Date: 2002-04-11T06:57:07+09:00
Subject: RE: OO/Ruby Terminology

> >
> > Does that suggest that (generally) one shouldn't define object behavior
> > using a dynamic response to messages, but should better define specific
> > methods, and use method_missing to gracefully fail?
>
> I didn't mean to sound prescriptive (proscriptive? well, neither :-)

I didn't mean to suggest that you did.  :)  I was just wondering if it was
reasonable to extrapolate to that position.

> I'm just looking at it specifically from the point of view of the
> method/message relation, and the question of how to characterize
> and/or explain that relation.  I think of #method_missing (however
> it's used, in the program's structure) as a fall-through thing (though
> not necessary a failure thing), which is why I mention exceptions in
> the same breath.
>
> Interesting that it isn't called #message_not_understood :-)

Yes, it is.  Is it significant?


James

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