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RE: query on private members




> > Is it a Bad Thing for one OzoneObject to directly alter a
> private member in
>
> What do you mean with directly ?

Without going via a method.

> > another OzoneObject of the same class (i.e. can this be rolled
> back)? How
> > about an arbitrary public member?
>
> In general it is not a question of being private or public, but a
> question wether of having the modification method marked as update
> or not. If you modify members in a read-only method they won't be
> stored !

As interfaces can't have private methods, this would seem to mean that the
only way data can be altered is by public methods...

Reason
http://www.exratio.com/