- From: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
- Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 13:52:14 +0000 (UTC)
- To: Dean Jackson <dean@w3.org>
- Cc: Boris Zbarsky <bzbarsky@MIT.EDU>, Jonathan Watt <jonathan.watt@strath.ac.uk>, www-svg@w3.org
On Fri, 6 Aug 2004, Dean Jackson wrote: >> >> What about a language in which methods can be dymically defined on >> objects as needed? > > If I understand you correctly, then the methods are only defined on the > object when they are needed, right? In this case, it should be fine, as > long as the object can pass as an SVGMatrix. Theoretically, if you have an object implemented in Perl (e.g.), you can define it in such a way that any method call results in a lookup, the lookup being potentially arbitrary code such as asking a remote site, checking the results of a random number, etc. An object in pure Perl typically isn't explicitly labelled as being "an SVGMatrix", it just happens to act like one. Or doesn't. Or acts like one for a bit then stops acting like one half way through... -- Ian Hickson U+1047E )\._.,--....,'``. fL http://ln.hixie.ch/ U+263A /, _.. \ _\ ;`._ ,. Things that are impossible just take longer. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.'
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