Say I have a class that has some attribute that is basically read only. Each child of the class has a fixed value for this attribute for all instances of that child class. Three possible ways to implement this are:
1. Add an element named MyAttribute. In the constructor, set the value of MyAttribute.
2. Add a function named MyAttribute that is overwritten in each child class.
3. Add an element named FMyAttribute and then add a MyField property with a read specifier of FMyField. In the constructor, set the value of FMyAttribute.
4. Add a Get method named GetMyAttribute and then add a MyField property with a read specifier of GetMyField. In each class, override GetMyAttribute.
I assume option 1 is the least desirable since it doesn't enforce read-only and basically does not fit in with the standards we are striving for. Option 4 is seems to be the most robust, but is overkill. Any opinions.
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I agree; option 4 is overkill. Why would you need anything more than option 3?
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