Hi all.
Would it be a good idea to have a polar coordinate class and derive from it spherical and cylindrical coordinate classes?
Or should I keep 3 separate classes?
ddanbe 2,724 Professional Procrastinator Featured Poster
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- Is SphericalCoordinate a kind of PolarCoordinate? If not, it shouldn't be a subclass. EndOf.
- Are there situations where you will use or accept a PolarCoordinate without worrying about whether it's cylindrical or spherical? If so, the common superclass will be useful
- Is there a useful amount of implementation detail that's …
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JamesCherrill 4,733 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster
- Is SphericalCoordinate a kind of PolarCoordinate? If not, it shouldn't be a subclass. EndOf.
- Are there situations where you will use or accept a PolarCoordinate without worrying about whether it's cylindrical or spherical? If so, the common superclass will be useful
- Is there a useful amount of implementation detail that's common to spherical and cylindrical? If so a superclass could be useful
ddanbe 2,724 Professional Procrastinator Featured Poster
As of your first question it made it very clear to me. I'll keep 3 separate classes.
Although a "component" of a spherical and cylindrical coordinate, could be considered a 2D polar coordinate, there is no real relation.
Thanks for helping clarify that. :)
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