Re: what's the difference between a listener and a observer?

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From: John P. McGrath
Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 00:00

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On Tue, 23 May 2000 11:01:16 -0400, Trey Ethridge wrote:

> Can anyone tell me the difference between a listener and an
> observer?  I haven't been able to find an explaination anywhere.

They both implement a publish/subscribe notification mechanism.  The 
Observer/Observable mechanism is the older of the two, and you would 
probably be better off avoiding it.

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John P. McGrath
<JPMcGrath@fast.net>
<jpm@nscs.fast.net>

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