[Xotcl] Problem with per-object mixins?

[Kristoffer Lawson]

On Wed, 5 Sep 2001, Sheik Yussuff wrote:

> Consider the following program fragment:(Win 98 ver 0.85) where:
> 1. X has subclasses B and C
> 2. X has instproc m
> 3. object a mixes in {C B}
> 4. message p sent to object a(see code below)
> 
> The code produces as answer:
>    method p of A
>    method m
>    method m of A
> 
> I expected:
>    method p of A
>    method m
>    method m
>    method m of A

I think your confusion is because class B and C both have the superclass
X, you expect method 'm' to be passed twice to class X. This is apparently
how C++ does it, and leads to substantial complexities in the
language. XOTcl never goes to the same superclass twice in method calls
(so if you increase an index in a super-class, you will be assured it wont
be increased twice by mistake!). I think this is explained rather well in
the XOTcl tutorial. At least it was when I read it through (a while back
now..).

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