I double checked and the same behavior is true also for methods.
if you call a specific method from another a method and the "target" method differs in the different level of inheritance, the method of the "one level up" class in the stack is used (not sure the wording makes sense).
similarly if i define the method of the derived class from within "_init_" method all works as expected
While for variable i can understand the logic of doing in the "_init_" method, for the methods seems counter intuitive.
Is there any documentation on it?
here the modified example:
If(!Namespace Exists( "MyNameSp" ),
NS=New Namespace( "MyNameSp" );
);
MyNameSp:ARList=associative array();
MyNameSp:CreateNewObj=Function({ClassName, NewKey},
{Default Local},
ObjRef=NewObject(ClassName,{NewKey});
show(ObjRef:ObjID);
MyNameSp:ARList[ObjRef:ObjID]=ObjRef;
return(ObjRef);
);
Define Class( "MyBaseClass",
F_Type=1;
K_Type=1;
ObjID="";
_init_=Method({NewKey},
this:ObjID=NewKey;
);
MyChangeInitMethod=Method({PassedType, passedID},
show("INIT Base Level method (1) ",PassedType, passedID);
);
MyMethod=Method({},
this:MyChangeMethod(this:F_Type,this:ObjID);
this:MyChangeInitMethod(this:F_Type,this:ObjID);
);
MyChangeMethod=Method({PassedType, passedID},
show("Base Level method (1) ",PassedType, passedID);
);
);
Define Class( "MyDerivedClass",
baseclass( MyBaseClass ),
F_Type=2;
_init_=Method({NewKey},
this:ObjID=NewKey;
K_Type=2;
MyChangeInitMethod=Method({PassedType, passedID},
show("INIT Derived class Method (2)",PassedType, passedID);
);
);
MyChangeMethod=Method({PassedType, passedID},
show("Derived class Method (2)",PassedType, passedID);
);
);
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Define Class( "MyDoubleDerived",
baseclass( MyDerivedClass ),
F_Type=3;
_init_=Method({NewKey},
this:ObjID=NewKey;
K_Type=3;
MyChangeInitMethod=Method({PassedType, passedID},
show("INIT double Derived class method (3)",PassedType, passedID);
);
);
MyChangeMethod=Method({PassedType, passedID},
show("double Derived class method (3)",PassedType, passedID);
);
);
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Define Class( "MyTripleDerived",
baseclass( MyDoubleDerived ),
F_Type=4;
_init_=Method({NewKey},
this:ObjID=NewKey;
K_Type=4;
MyChangeInitMethod=Method({PassedType, passedID},
show("INIT Triple Derived class method (4)",PassedType, passedID);
);
);
MyChangeMethod=Method({PassedType, passedID},
show("Triple Derived class method (4)",PassedType, passedID);
);
);
SampleObj1=MyNameSp:CreateNewObj("MyBaseClass","Key1");
SampleObj2=MyNameSp:CreateNewObj("MyDerivedClass","Key2");
SampleObj3=MyNameSp:CreateNewObj("MyDoubleDerived","Key3");
SampleObj4=MyNameSp:CreateNewObj("MyTripleDerived","Key4");
show("----------------Calling the method via a method-------------------");
show(" 1 ");
SampleObj1:MyMethod();
show(" 2 ");
SampleObj2:MyMethod();
show(" 3 ");
SampleObj3:MyMethod();
show(" 4 ");
SampleObj4:MyMethod();
show("----------------Clling the method directly------------------------");
show(" 1 ");
SampleObj1:MyChangeMethod(SampleObj1:F_Type,SampleObj1:ObjID);
show(" 2 ");
SampleObj2:MyChangeMethod(SampleObj2:F_Type,SampleObj2:ObjID);
show(" 3 ");
SampleObj3:MyChangeMethod(SampleObj3:F_Type,SampleObj3:ObjID);
show(" 4 ");
SampleObj4:MyChangeMethod(SampleObj4:F_Type,SampleObj4:ObjID);
