[vwnc] Question regarding overrides..

> Hi all..
>
> I'm working on porting some Magritte add-ons over to VW and have the
> code in VW already and
> find that I've got a few overrides I need to apply to various system
> classes (Object, ArrayedCollection,etc)..
>
> Anyway, I'm having some problems getting the overrides to be part of
> the package I want.. Below are the
> steps I'm using to do the overrides :
>
> 1) Copy class definition for Object class (for example)
> 2) Select the package I want the overrides to reside in (Magritte-
> CustomBuilder-Extensions).
> 3) Paste Object class definition into the source pane and save source.
> 4) VW asks if I want to replace or override this class definition
> 5) I select "override" and it goes and highlights every other package
> that has overrides for the Object class
>      (now, my initial package class is no longer highlighted in the
> browsers left pane)
> 6) If I now create the new method for the Object class and save it, it
> shows up in another package
>      (in this case Magritte-RealMemento-Extensions instead).
>
> Is there a way to get this Object class override back into my selected
> package again?
>
> Thx!
>
> -- Rick
>
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> Rick,
>
> Do you really want to override the class definitions, e.g. to add more
> instance variables? Overriding the class definition is not necessary  
> if you
> just want to override a method or add a new method to a class. Also,  
> an
> override for a class definition may be in a different package than  
> overrides
> of methods of the same class. I am not sure, but your description  
> sounds as
> if you actually wanted to extend a class by adding a new method, and  
> not to
> override the class definition or a method (i.e. replace the method  
> by a new
> one). Did I get this right? You wouldn't need overrides for that,  
> but a
> class extension: Select the class, choose "Extend in package..."  
> from the
> class list menu, select the target package from the dialog. Select the
> package in the browser's package list, select the new class  
> extension in
> this package, and add the method.
>
> Also, if a method ends up in the wrong package, you can always move  
> it to
> another one, even if it is a method override (menu entry "Move >> to
> package..." in the method list pane of the browser).
>
> Cheers,
> Joachim
>
> Am 08.08.08 19:46 schrieb Richard E. Flower:
>
>> Hi all..
>>
>> I'm working on porting some Magritte add-ons over to VW and have the
>> code in VW already and
>> find that I've got a few overrides I need to apply to various system
>> classes (Object, ArrayedCollection,etc)..
>>
>> Anyway, I'm having some problems getting the overrides to be part of
>> the package I want.. Below are the
>> steps I'm using to do the overrides :
>>
>> 1) Copy class definition for Object class (for example)
>> 2) Select the package I want the overrides to reside in (Magritte-
>> CustomBuilder-Extensions).
>> 3) Paste Object class definition into the source pane and save  
>> source.
>> 4) VW asks if I want to replace or override this class definition
>> 5) I select "override" and it goes and highlights every other package
>> that has overrides for the Object class
>>     (now, my initial package class is no longer highlighted in the
>> browsers left pane)
>> 6) If I now create the new method for the Object class and save it,  
>> it
>> shows up in another package
>>     (in this case Magritte-RealMemento-Extensions instead).
>>
>> Is there a way to get this Object class override back into my  
>> selected
>> package again?
>>
>> Thx!
>>
>> -- Rick
>>
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