>Interesting idea. Are you saying here that for instance Java does not have the power to create additional properties and methods and fill or redefine methods in the instance? If that's the case, then our forms and DEFINE CLASS command might as well be regarded as a new child class creator just prior to the real instantiation. If this is a good working model, then using a so-called abstract class directly is a legitimate action in several or all cases.

Ummmm, the problem is, I don't remember that part of Java too well. Nor any part <g>. I supposedly learned it at some point. I think that any behaviour has to be added in subclasses, and then objects are instantiated based on that subclass. I also think that this doesn't diminish the capabilities, you just have to get accustomed to do things a little differently.