Re: constructors with mix of params and Map

> Is there some reason (use case?) which triggered this idea?
> Frankly, I'm not too fond of mixing maps and parameters too much.
>
> On 10/9/07, Alex Tkachman <alex.tkachman@...> wrote:
> > Do we want to code like this where constructor params mixed with named
> > properties?
> >
> > class Book {
> >   Book (String author, String coauthor) {
> >       this.author = author
> >       this.coauthor = coauthor
> >   }
> >
> >   String title, author, coauthor
> > }
> >
> > class SuperBook extends Book {
> >   SuperBook (Map map, String author, String coauthor) {
> >       super (author, coauthor)
> >       title = "SuperBook"
> >   }
> > }
> >
> > class NewInstanceTest extends GroovyTestCase{
> >     void testNewInstance () {
> >        def book = Book.newInstance("Alex", title: "All about it", "Graeme" )
> >        assertEquals book.title, "All about it"
> >        assertEquals book.author, "Alex"
> >        assertEquals book.coauthor, "Graeme"
> >     }
> >
> >     void testConstructor () {
> >        def book = new Book("Alex", title: "All about it", "Graeme" )
> >        assertEquals book.title, "All about it"
> >        assertEquals book.author, "Alex"
> >        assertEquals book.coauthor, "Graeme"
> >     }
> >
> >     void testSuper () {
> >        def book = new SuperBook("Alex", title: "All about it", "Graeme" )
> >        assertEquals book.title, "SuperBook"
> >        assertEquals book.author, "Alex"
> >        assertEquals book.coauthor, "Graeme"
> >     }
> > }
> >
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