>Dragan,
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>>>>And there is no way to add this_access method to the object you want to avoid?
>>>I would have to modify the Framework class.
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>>Yes, but the method there would simply "return this" and do nothing else - it would basically be a hook, so the framework wouldn't notice a thing.
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>Let me see, if I'm getting you right:
>1) Add this_access to the child object class in the FW.
>2) In the container, I change that method, so it return a reference to my child object.
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>Is that right? Hmmm ... I could test this to see, if it has any side effects.

Exactly what I have in mind. Precisely, under (2), it's "in the subclassed container, change the child's this_access method..."

>I'll let you know, but it might take some more days until my brain has enough free capacity to get back to this :)

In the old days of 40 and 80 meg disks, when I ran out of free space, I went on zipping the stuff that I don't immediately need... :)