Partial Classes

[PinkFloyd43]

I have an object, associated with SalesForce, where as I have ened up created quite a few properties with get/set, etc, I would like to put these properties in a 'partial' class so the original class is not so cluttered with all the properties, I know I can expand, etc. But wanted to work with partial classes.

I want to take all the private properties and their associated public get/set from the main class and move them to the XXXXXpartial.vb class? I have played around with this for hours now and have about ready to give up!

Thanks!
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[jmeckley]

the problem isn't separating the public/private fields. the problem is encapsulation (or a lack there of).

usually when you have an enormous amount of properties this is a good time to look at what you want to expose, and how to expose it. This means creating members to encapsulate logic, and/or creating multiple objects to manage 1 concept.

for more information on the subject check out Domain Driven Design. there is alot of information on the web. and Evans book is considered a cornerstone for good development.

Jason Meckley
Programmer
Specialty Bakers, Inc.