On Mon, 31 Jul 2000, Firestar wrote:
Hi, thanks for your reply.
Is acquisition similar to the concept of 'inheritance' in OOP? (or more?) I heard of this 'algebra of acquisition' written by someone...is it essential and where can i find it? TIA.
In many ways, yes. Acquisition is very similar to inheritance, in that it deals with the sharing of namespaces. After that, it starts to become a little more complex. (o8 An important thing to remember if you're coming from an OO background (like C++, for instance) is that EVERYTHING is an object. Even the folders. I highly recommend you read the Acquisition Algebra document on the Zope website (easy to search for). The main exception to the normal rules of acquisition, it seems, is the DTML Method, which directly inherits the namespace of the referring object, instead of using AA.
regards, firestar
Have a better one, Curtis.