Comments on: The Law of Demeter http://blog.kriskemper.com/2008/05/10/the-law-of-demeter/ Thoughtworker, Agile Philosopher, Hero Sun, 11 Sep 2011 04:15:23 -0700 hourly 1 By: Kris Kemper http://blog.kriskemper.com/2008/05/10/the-law-of-demeter/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Kris Kemper Sun, 11 May 2008 18:28:14 +0000 http://blog.kriskemper.com/2008/05/10/the-law-of-demeter/#comment-11 Not all implementations of a fluent interface have to violate the law of demeter. For instance, an object returns only itself so methods can be chained. I've used fluent interfaces for builders before, and in that case, you can use package level access and have the builder in the same package. The builder can cheat a little and get better access, but the rest of world doesn't. The law of demeter is still a good behavior to have by default. Not all implementations of a fluent interface have to violate the law of demeter. For instance, an object returns only itself so methods can be chained.

I’ve used fluent interfaces for builders before, and in that case, you can use package level access and have the builder in the same package. The builder can cheat a little and get better access, but the rest of world doesn’t.

The law of demeter is still a good behavior to have by default.

]]> By: Alexandre http://blog.kriskemper.com/2008/05/10/the-law-of-demeter/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Alexandre Sun, 11 May 2008 17:06:45 +0000 http://blog.kriskemper.com/2008/05/10/the-law-of-demeter/#comment-10 Nice article, Kris... but, what about Fluent Interfaces?? They clearly violate the Law of Demeter Nice article, Kris… but, what about Fluent Interfaces?? They clearly violate the Law of Demeter

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