Re: How to handle this OOP/inheritance problem?

On 2008-02-10, Jim Leonard <MobyGamer@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> You could also use a procedural "data-getter" method of TSong that
retrieves
>> data from the Song and stores it in a buffer of the TPlayer. The TSong
(or a
>> 3rd party) would pass the function to the TPlayer, which would then
call it
>> whenever it needs "feeding".
>
> Not a bad idea at all; it would certainly cut down on calling a
> bazillion methods just to get one timer tick's worth of note data.
>
> If my target platform were something other than an 8088, I would
> virtualize everything to within an inch of its life :-) but instead I
> have to balance form with function.

That is a simple calculation what is cheaper:

- one size fits all, one datastructure to edit and play.

or

- two datastructures and a transformation.


While the transformation is extra work, it might pay off because both
other
aspects use a datastructure tailored for them.