Re: Interface naming standards?

Hi Christian: On Fri, Jun 02, 2006 at 07:06:53PM +0200, Christian Weiske wrote: > By the way, I don't even know if different driver classes for formats, > workbooks and so are needed. If they represent an abstract object that > holds some data only, output transformation could be put into a > different file, so that only one Format and one Workbook class is needed. ... > S_W_Driver_Excel ... > S_W_Format > S_W_Workbook Won't fly. They don't just hold data, they hold methods and properties specific to the given spreadsheet format. Perhaps an argument can be made to put the sub classes into the main class, but it'd be awkward. A spreadsheet can have multiple Format objects instantiated (to be clear, all instantiations are from the same class). Each Format object contains the native data related to that one format. For example: $this->_formats[0] contains arial, 10pt, white $this->_formats[1] contains arial, 10pt, red, bold, thin border So, having Format as a separate class is pretty helpful. Along the same lines, there are also Worksheet objects, etc. --Dan -- T H E A N A L Y S I S A N D S O L U T I O N S C O M P A N Y data intensive web and database programming http://www.AnalysisAndSolutions.com/ 4015 7th Ave #4, Brooklyn NY 11232 v: 718-854-0335 f: 718-854-0409