C++Talk.NET C++ language newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Tool to convert public mem var RWs to use accessor methods?          C++Talk.NET Forum Index -> C++ language (comp.lang.c++) View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Todd A. Anderson Guest Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2003 12:22 am    Post subject: Tool to convert public mem var RWs to use accessor methods? I've inherited two "C++" code bases that I have to tie together and both of them make frequest use of public member variables in spite of all the information saying this limits flexibility. Well, their lack of foresight has bit me of course! I'd like to start off by converting all their public member variable accesses to the use of accessor methods. Then, I can reimplement selected accessor methods to provide the necessary glue between the code bases. The question is....is there a tool that can automatically perform this sort of transformation to accessor methods from public member variables? thanks, Todd Back to top Suzanne Vogel Guest Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2003 11:20 am    Post subject: Re: Tool to convert public mem var RWs to use accessor metho Sounds like a job for regular expressions, e.g., in C++ or Perl. Todd A. Anderson wrote: Quote: I've inherited two "C++" code bases that I have to tie together and both of them make frequest use of public member variables in spite of all the information saying this limits flexibility. Well, their lack of foresight has bit me of course! I'd like to start off by converting all their public member variable accesses to the use of accessor methods. Then, I can reimplement selected accessor methods to provide the necessary glue between the code bases. The question is....is there a tool that can automatically perform this sort of transformation to accessor methods from public member variables? thanks, Todd Back to top Jerry Coffin Guest Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2003 2:42 am    Post subject: Re: Tool to convert public mem var RWs to use accessor metho In article <bdg2ov$4qf$1 (AT) news01 (DOT) intel.com>, [email]drtodd (AT) aaahawk (DOT) com[/email] says... [ ... ] Quote: The question is....is there a tool that can automatically perform this sort of transformation to accessor methods from public member variables? I don't know of anything that does it entirely automatically, but right now operator overloading just became one of your best friends. Instead of attempting to find every place every variable is used, look only for where they're declared, which is usually a LOT easier. Convert each from its current type to an instance of a class that overloads operator=(T const &) and operator T (where T is the original type). These are your new "accessor" functions -- operator T converts your type to the original type just before its value gets assigned, and operator= gets called (of course) to assign some value to your object. IMO, even if this didn't save a tremendous amount of work, it would still be the way to go -- using accessor and mutator functions is almost always quite ugly. -- Later, Jerry. The universe is a figment of its own imagination. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         C++Talk.NET Forum Index -> C++ language (comp.lang.c++) All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum C/C++----------------C LanguageC Language (Moderated)C++ Language (Moderated)C++ language (comp.lang.c++)C++ language, library and standards Non-English C/C++ Newsgroups----------------C++ (German)C++ (French)  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2006 phpBB Group SEO toolkit © 2004-2006 webmedic.