MQL5 should permit circular class dependency

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Like a regular C++ compiler, MQL5 doesn't allow circular class dependency... and that's just... regular.

 

Well, dear Metaquotes,

since you introduced a variety of modification in your own language,

such as dynamic arrays, automatic memory allocation, function templates, and so on... why don't you consider to permit  circular class dependency?

I must admit it takes a lot of time to me to avoid circular class dependency when designing classes structure... and that's very annoying.

 

I know I can define a class name before defining the full class structure... and that's just not sufficient... think to Java: that's what I'm talking about. 

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  • Dmitriy Skub
  • www.mql5.com
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Good comments. I am looking forward also to heard from metaquotes
 

I think you mean class forward reference but that is as you said defining the class name before the full implementation. Can you give a sample code?

 

Here is the example: 

class Context
{
public:
void doSomethingOnStuff (Stuff* stuff)
{
stuff.doSomething (GetPointer (this));
}
};



class Stuff
{
public:
void doSomething (Context* c)
{
Print ("Doing in context...");
}
}

  

Compiler Error: 'Stuff' - Declaration without type 

 
Is indentation an option in this forum?
 

First of all, couldn't agree more about indentation. I waste more time making code more readable than writing the code itself. However i don't think implementation of tab characters are possible because it would cause the text control to leave focus on most operative systems, so i have never complained about it until now. Don't know if it is possible to use CSS styling to achieve the results.

About the example code, it is indeed a class forward reference and it is solved using the same thing you said:

class Stuff; // Declaring the class name here does the thing.

class Context
{
    public:
    void doSomethingOnStuff (Stuff* stuff)
    {
        stuff.doSomething (GetPointer (this));
    }
};



class Stuff
{
    public:
    void doSomething (Context* c)
    {
        Print ("Doing in context...");
    }
};
// Lots of spaces for indentation by the way.

So, i still don't understand what you mean by circular class dependency.

 
lamemind:
Is indentation an option in this forum?

Please edit/write your codes with SRC button, like TripleHeinz did.

 

Sadly, nope, there's no indentation in the forum, it's up to user's writing style, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indent_style.

You can always copy paste from MetaEditor ;) 

 

Sorry for the late answer

Print ("Yo, thanks phi.nuts");

 TripleHeinz, you're right. You don't understand cause I made a mistake ;)
And yet, I have some disappointment about MetaEditor.
At my job I use Netbeans IDE with Java: there is no level of comparison. I know I can sound boring or freakish and I don't care. I know metaquotes can do a better product! 
  1. Why only 64 bytes in path length? Just try to consider I'd like to give some structure to my code... To me, this limitation is annoying. Seriously: is this a life saver feature or something?
  2. by declaring classes before their implementation everything compile correctly, yes... But i lose the autocompletion feature... it's just like a regular text editor with a "compile plug-in".
  3. The styler can't be customized, and I don't like mql5 indentation standard (can I say this?)
  4. There are no smart shortcuts (such as "toggle line comment" CTRL+SHIFT+C, which I love in netbeans)
  5. There is no autocompletion in the #include construct.
  6. There is no wildcards in the #include construct.

My list could be much much long...
Just eih: it's 2013!

	          




		          
	          

		          

	          

          

        




  


  

    

      

        
      

    

    

          
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