Re: Converting from one subclass to another
Re: Converting from one subclass to another
- Subject: Re: Converting from one subclass to another
- From: Mike Schrag <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:15:33 -0500
I could just create a new object of the new class and delete the
existing one
yes
What is the best way to get WO to pickup the subclass change
immediately?
Or is this just a bad way of doing things?
yes
Inheritance hierarchy is to be treated like a PK -- It's an unchanging
attribute of an EO. In fact, it's actually part of the EOGlobalID.
What you're describing is very similar to the Employee vs Manager
modeling problem. The general consensus is that when an Employee
becomes a Manager, it's not changing types, it's changing Roles, so
it's actually a Person=>Role, where Role is Manager or Employee and
you are just changing the relationship, not the intrinsic type.
You should consider type to be immutable for your own safety and the
safety of those around you. The correct way is to delete your old
class and make a new one, or maintain a relationship to (something
like) a NutrionValueCalculator that changes (if there is a lot of
other state in this object other than just this value).
ms
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