oop with c?

hi,
i heared it's possible to use oop in C.
does someone can give me a brief introduction of how it is being done?

thanks in advance

Object-oriented programming in C

May I ask why you want to mimick OOP in C instead of using C++?

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Originally Posted by Marc G

May I ask why you want to mimick OOP in C instead of using C++?

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Maybe just for fun. :D

They have a show on Discovery Channel, I think it is called "Lost secrets of the Ancient World" or something like that. In that show a bunch of guys have to build bridges, cranes, ships etc using only ancient materials, technologies and tools. ;) ( not that C is ancient or anything)

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Originally Posted by SunCore

hi,
use oop in C.

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try Object oriented Programming in c ul get all the stuff that u need....;)

n also found This

You should read this paper on OO in ansi C

regards

There is another point: if you by some circumstances need to program in C, it's generally better to use OOP style.

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Originally Posted by RoboTact

There is another point: if you by some circumstances need to program in C, it's generally better to use OOP style.

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Why?

You use lots of structs, construct with Create() functions and destroy with Destroy() functions.

Polymorphism is achieved with pointers to functions.

It is possible to simulate OOP in C but I'm not sure if it is worth it. If the decission to use C and not C++ was correct it means that you do not need an OOP approach and that you are aiming for something else. In that case why use OOP?

This is a more generic question actually: why force OOP on languages not designed for it? ASM, Visual Basic etc are fine languages for the tasks they were designed to. OOP is not among those tasks.

I don't get exactly why anyone would choose C nowadays.

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Originally Posted by NMTop40

I don't get exactly why anyone would choose C nowadays.

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I think a hardcore C# programmer asks himself the very same question. :)

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Originally Posted by PadexArt

It is possible to simulate OOP in C but I'm not sure if it is worth it. If the decission to use C and not C++ was correct it means that you do not need an OOP approach and that you are aiming for something else.

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It doesn't. There may be external causes forcing to use C.

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Originally Posted by RoboTact

It doesn't. There may be external causes forcing to use C.

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Then the decission to use C is not correct. :)

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Originally Posted by PadexArt

Then the decission to use C is not correct. :)

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There may be singleton decision space.

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Originally Posted by RoboTact

There may be singleton decision space.

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Ouch. :D