Re: [FR-devel] Database slot-type addition

[Hal E. Fulton]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rich Kilmer" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 7:26 PM
Subject: RE: [FR-devel] Database slot-type addition


> > > > Well, I see your point where slot.data={}
> > > > is concerned. But for the others, we could
> > > > make #hash create an object that was a
> > > > subclass of Hash, with the [] and []=
> > > > doing notification. Couldn't we? This
> > > > would be more convenient than a #get and
> > > > a #put, IMO.
> > > >
> 
> The problem is that the slot[] and []= are used to retrieve subslots.  I
> don't want to confuse the issue of slot access ([], []=) and slot
> storage.

Can you explain this? I trust your judgment, 
but I'd like to understand what you're saying...

Hal