Re: User Prompts and OO

Looks like Expert System...and reverse engineering ?

No ?

"Lee Jenkins" <lee@nospam.net> a écrit dans le message de news:

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> Sometimes, I have noticed a need to prompt the user for additional 
> information while in the middle of code execution.  Example:
>
> I order a steak dinner from my local restaurant which now has a shiny new 
> self-serve POS system.  I enter a T-Bone steak and the first thing that 
> happens is the POS then asks me how I want it prepared (medium rare of 
> course!).
>
> That is just the tip of the iceberg.  Now it wants me to choose 2 sides 
> and one of the sides dishes I chose was fresh green beans and now its 
> asking me if I want those is a garlic saute (hmmmm yum, yes again!).
>
> Sounds like I should be studying up on the State Pattern, but these 
> prompts are performed within execution of an overall algorithm, they would

> be issued by objects and prompting the user involves GUI elements, which 
> I've learned should be separated (MVC/MVP/MGM).
>
> Would someone care to shed some light on this for me?
>
> Thanks,
>
> -- 
> Warm Regards,
>
> Lee