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by Lukas Renggli-2 :: Rate this Message:

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>>> I am struggling to write a command which edits a model, rather than
>>> the
>>> command instance itself. I am trying to do it this way since the  
>>> model
>>> class and description may change whereas the command class does not.
>>>
>>
>> Why do you use a command then? As described in the GOF book, this
>> design pattern is used to encapsulate an action and its parameters.
>
> It does encapsulate an action. The problem being that commands as they
> are can only act upon themselves.

Why do you think that? All commands I know act on other objects,  
mostly on structures in Pier.

Cheers,
Lukas

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Lukas Renggli
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