Overriding a constructor

[CAFxX]

I'm trying to solve a problem with my code but can't come up with a
solution.
Suppose I have a "class" A with its constructor (that I can't modify
directly)

function A() {
/* constructor code */
};


what I'd like to do is to make the constructor call a certain function I
specify before returning, i.e.

function A() {
/* constructor code */
someFunction();
};

is this possible?
CAFxX

[CAFxX]

Re: Overriding a constructor

Just to clarify, the aim is that all the code that is instantiating an
instance of "class" A, perform the call to someFunction() without rewrites.

CAFxX ha scritto:

I'm trying to solve a problem with my code but can't come up with a
solution.
Suppose I have a "class" A with its constructor (that I can't modify
directly)
>
function A() {
/* constructor code */
};
>
>
what I'd like to do is to make the constructor call a certain function I
specify before returning, i.e.
>
function A() {
/* constructor code */
someFunction();
};
>
is this possible?
CAFxX

[sheldonlg]

Re: Overriding a constructor

CAFxX wrote:

I'm trying to solve a problem with my code but can't come up with a
solution.
Suppose I have a "class" A with its constructor (that I can't modify
directly)
>
function A() {
/* constructor code */
};
>
>
what I'd like to do is to make the constructor call a certain function I
specify before returning, i.e.
>
function A() {
/* constructor code */
someFunction();
};
>
is this possible?
CAFxX

Why not have a second class that extends the first class. In the second
class you could have a method A and in its constructor you could have
$this->A();

[sheldonlg]

Re: Overriding a constructor

sheldonlg wrote:

CAFxX wrote:

>I'm trying to solve a problem with my code but can't come up with a
>solution.
>Suppose I have a "class" A with its constructor (that I can't modify
>directly)
>>
> function A() {
> /* constructor code */
> };
>>
>>
>what I'd like to do is to make the constructor call a certain function
>I specify before returning, i.e.
>>
> function A() {
> /* constructor code */
> someFunction();
> };
>>
>is this possible?
>CAFxX

>
Why not have a second class that extends the first class. In the second
class you could have a method A and in its constructor you could have
$this->A();

Oops, I thought I was in a different newsgroup. I don't know about
classes in javascript.

[Joost Diepenmaat]

Re: Overriding a constructor

CAFxX <usenet0001@REM OVEMEcafxx.cjb. netwrites:

I'm trying to solve a problem with my code but can't come up with a
solution.
Suppose I have a "class" A with its constructor (that I can't modify
directly)
>
function A() {
/* constructor code */
};
>
>
what I'd like to do is to make the constructor call a certain function
I specify before returning, i.e.
>
function A() {
/* constructor code */
someFunction();
};
>
is this possible?
CAFxX

You mean you want to replace the constructor A at runtime with some other
function that calls the original A and then adds some more
functionality?

var OldA = A;
A = function() {
OldA.apply(this ,arguments);
// do new stuff here
};

// copy any properties set on OldA
for (p in OldA) {
if (OldA.hasOwnPro perty(p)) {
A[p] = OldA[p];
}
// this may fix some potential issues
// and break some others
A.prototype.con structor = A;
}

If the original code tries hard enough, it can always detect that (and
break because) the constructor been replaced, and if there are already
instances of A around at the time the new constructor is created those
instances will be instanceOf OldA, not A.

see also:

http://joost.zeekat.nl/constructors-considered-mildly-confusing.html

HTH,
Joost.

--
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[Gregor Kofler]

Re: Overriding a constructor

sheldonlg meinte:

Oops, I thought I was in a different newsgroup. I don't know about
classes in javascript.

No one knows.

Gregor


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[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

Re: Overriding a constructor

Gregor Kofler wrote:

sheldonlg meinte:

>Oops, I thought I was in a different newsgroup. I don't know about
>classes in javascript.

>
No one knows.

That depends on what is meant by "javascript " ;-)


SCNR

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[CAFxX]

Re: Overriding a constructor

Right, sarcasm never dies.
I am _obviously_ talking about the prototype mechanism (notice the
quotes around "class" in the first post).

Gregor Kofler ha scritto:

sheldonlg meinte:
>

>Oops, I thought I was in a different newsgroup. I don't know about
>classes in javascript.

>
No one knows.
>
Gregor
>
>

[CAFxX]

Re: Overriding a constructor

hmmm, I don't get what OldA.apply is supposed to be...

Joost Diepenmaat ha scritto:

CAFxX <usenet0001@REM OVEMEcafxx.cjb. netwrites:
>

>I'm trying to solve a problem with my code but can't come up with a
>solution.
>Suppose I have a "class" A with its constructor (that I can't modify
>directly)
>>
> function A() {
> /* constructor code */
> };
>>
>>
>what I'd like to do is to make the constructor call a certain function
>I specify before returning, i.e.
>>
> function A() {
> /* constructor code */
> someFunction();
> };
>>
>is this possible?
>CAFxX

>
You mean you want to replace the constructor A at runtime with some other
function that calls the original A and then adds some more
functionality?
>
var OldA = A;
A = function() {
OldA.apply(this ,arguments);
// do new stuff here
};
>
// copy any properties set on OldA
for (p in OldA) {
if (OldA.hasOwnPro perty(p)) {
A[p] = OldA[p];
}
// this may fix some potential issues
// and break some others
A.prototype.con structor = A;
}
>
If the original code tries hard enough, it can always detect that (and
break because) the constructor been replaced, and if there are already
instances of A around at the time the new constructor is created those
instances will be instanceOf OldA, not A.
>
see also:
>

http://joost.zeekat.nl/constructors-considered-mildly-confusing.html

>
HTH,
Joost.
>

[Joost Diepenmaat]

Re: Overriding a constructor

CAFxX <usenet0001@REM OVEMEcafxx.cjb. netwrites:

hmmm, I don't get what OldA.apply is supposed to be...

somefunction.ap ply() calls the function passing a specific "this" and
arguments.

See, for example:

http://developer.mozilla.org/en/Core_JavaScript_1.5_Reference/Global_Objects/Function/apply

--
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[Gregor Kofler]

Re: Overriding a constructor

CAFxX meinte:

Right, sarcasm never dies.
I am _obviously_ talking about the prototype mechanism (notice the
quotes around "class" in the first post).

I noticed and I wasn't replying to you.

Gregor


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