Re: struct vs. class in regexp.h

[Rik]

On 03/02/2012 04:42 AM, address@hidden wrote:
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> Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 09:01:02 +0000
> From: Michael Goffioul <address@hidden>
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> Subject: regexp::opts declared as struct and class
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> In file liboctave/regexp.h, regexp::opts is forward-declared as
> "class", then defined later as "struct". Both uses should be
> consistent, but which one should it be? class or struct?
I would vote for class.  Class or struct are functionally very equivalent,
with the caveat that structs default everything to public access and
classes default everything to private access.  From a philosophical
perspective, however, I use classes when I'm thinking object-oriented
programming, data encapsulation, etc.  I use structs if I'm thinking of
just some bits of information housed together in a convenient package.

In this case, if I look look at the code for the opts class/struct we have
some private data and there are public getter/setter routines.  This looks
like a class implementing data encapsulation which is why I vote for class.

--Rik