[Zope] self=self.this() !!

[Stefan H. Holek]

Well, as I realised only yesterday, sometimes 'self' is not equal to
'this()' ;)

this() is defined by the Item baseclass and indeed looks like

def this():
    return self 

Not all objects are Items though, and for example when creating a
custom user folder, I had to put in its factory method (manage_addXYZ):

self.this().__allow_groups__ = mynewuserfolderobject

The reason is that, while in the factory method, self does not refer to 
an ObjectManager, but to a __FactoryDispatcher__ class. Using self.this()
will return the self *of the nearest Item subclass*; the desired 
ObjectManager in my case. Note that a call like self.this() is subject to
aquisition!

Regards,
Stefan


On Mon, 25 Jun 2001, Sedat Yilmazer wrote:

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>  What is the meaning
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>  self = self.this() 
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> Sedat Yilmazer
> Kibele Iletisim Sis. ve Serv. Ltd.
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