LB> I'm looking for different ways to do persistant objects... at least
LB> that's the correct term.  Basically, I just want objects that can lo
LB> save themselves.  The saving bit's easy, but doing
Yes, the term is correct. From a language-independent view, persistent
objects  are  objects  whose  lifetime  isn't  tightly  coupled to the
runtime of an application.
LB> isn't that easy.  Best system I can think of is writing ObjTypeID ta
LB> the actual object data in a file, registering each Object's ObjTypeI
LB> startup,
LB> and then letting load_Object search a list or table for the right lo
LB> constructor!! %-&
Yes, that's a frequently used  method.  It's  an  application  of  the
Prototype Design Pattern in the GoF book.
Thomas
PS:  GoF  means  the  "gang of four", the authors Erich Gamma, Richard
Helm, Ralph Johnson and John Vlissides of "Design Patterns -  Elements
of Reusable Object-Oriented Software".
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