[Zope] Difference between id and getId()?

[Phil Harris]

Cos, in the beginning was Zope and then Zope became confusing with methods
and attributes of the same name, so we had id and id() on differing object
types.

That's why we have getId.

Easy it wasn't.  If you stick to getId you'll do OK.

hth

Phil

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Lambert" <dave_lambert@fbcc.com>
To: "Phil Harris" <phil.harris@zope.co.uk>; <zope@zope.org>
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 11:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Zope] Difference between id and getId()?


> Thanks for your quick reply Phil. I think I understand a little more now,
but
> why does id work for folders?
>
> TA
> Dave.
>
> On Monday 13 August 2001 17:00, Phil Harris wrote:
> > This was the reason getId was introduced.
> >
> > You'll probably find that 'id' is also a method.
> >
> > Try id() and you may be surprised.
> >
> > Phil
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David Lambert" <dave_lambert@fbcc.com>
> > To: <zope@zope.org>
> > Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 10:54 PM
> > Subject: [Zope] Difference between id and getId()?
> >
> > > I am a newbie to Zoip and apologize if this is a trivial question, but
it
> >
> > has
> >
> > > been giving me grief for several hours now.
> > > I have found by experimentation that when iterating through a set of
> >
> > objects
> >
> > > and testing their ids that the following only seems to work ONLY for
> >
> > folders:
> > > <dtml-if "id == 'theObjectIdString'>
> > >  ....
> > > </dtml-if>
> > >
> > > If however I use the code:
> > >
> > > <dtml-if "getId() == 'theObjectIdString'>
> > > ...
> > > </dtml-if>
> > >
> > > all seems to work correctly. Obviously I am missing something very
basic
> >
> > here.
> >
> > > TIA
> > >
> > > Dave.
> > >
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