Answer by pjc50 for Is a preferences editing GUI a good use case of a object...
So this is where I feel it would help to introduce you to a bunch of OO UI terminology, such as "model-view-controller" and "model-view-viewmodel", as well as the concept of a "DTO" (data transfer...
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Forget about “deep copy”. If you want to edit an object in your GUI you make a copy that is just deep enough to be edited without affecting the original, and no deeper. You want an editable copy.For...
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There is nothing inherently wrong in making a copy of some object when you need one. If the object is a complex, hierarchical one, with mutable child objects, this copy operation has to be a "deep...
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Yes.(1.) Working with a deep copied object, prior to the user committingto changes, is a good fit for your requirements.(2.) Suppose your requirements mention that when user selectsDark / Light theme,...
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A conceptual question... I have a XML configuration file used to set various behaviours in an application (colours, supressing help prompts etc). On starting the application, the XML is deserialized...
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