OpenEuphoria

Re: overriding vs namespaces

• Posted by Matt Lewis <matthewwalkerlewis at gma?l.co?> May 15, 2008
• 593 views

Kat wrote:
>  
> It allows for minimal changes to existing code, does not break existing code,
> and is the ONLY method for "overloading" an internal function, in my proposal.
> For instance, this would be illegal:
> }}}
<eucode>
> junk = open(blah) -- as an override of internal open()
> </eucode)
> this would be legal inside ftp.e (for example):
> }}}
<eucode>
> junk = ftp_open(blah): export as "open"
> </eucode>
{{{

> so it can be used like
> }}}
<eucode>
> include ftp.e as ftp
> ftp:open(someplace online)
> </eucode>
{{{


Actually, this would break some existing code:

-- print.e
global procedure print(...)

-- app.ex
include print.e

print(...)

Matt