>Hi Craig,
>That actually makes sense to me. But it leaves a few questions.
>
>To borrow a quote from Marcia Akins.
>Does OOP demand that we "crack walnuts with a sledge hammer" rather than use one of those functions that you have to throw data at?
>
>Example:
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I agree with this. But the original question was whether it was OOP, not whether it was the most efficient <g>.
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