From: Martin DeMello <martindemello@...>
Date: 2003-09-13T21:00:31+09:00
Subject: Re: Duck Typing

Dan Doel <djd15@po.cwru.edu> wrote:
> 
> The only real reason you should be using these methods is if you need to
> take different actions depending on which of several methods is available.

Even then, there are cases where you can use the (cleaner or not
depending on your pov and how many times you have to do it) alternative
of creating a common name for the methods, and aliasing it to the
appropriate method within each class. In java terms, you're using open
classes to retroactively derive from a common interface.

martin