is it wasteful/bad design to use a vector/list where in most instances it will only have one element
- by lucid
is it wasteful/bad design to use a vector/list where in most instances it will only have one element?
example:
class dragon
{
ArrayList<head> = new ArrayList<head> Heads;
tail Tail = new tail();
body Body = new body();
dragon()
{
theHead=new head();
Heads.add(theHead);
}
void nod()
{
for (int i=0;i<Heads.size();i++)
{
heads.get(i).GoUpAndDown();
}
}
}
class firedragon extends dragon
{
}
class icedragon extends dragon
{
}
class lightningdragon extends dragon
{
}
// 10 other one-headed dragon declarations here
class hydra extends dragon
{
hydra()
{
anotherHead=new head();
for (int i=0;i<2;i++)
{
Heads.add(anotherHead);
}
}
}
class superhydra extends dragon
{
superhydra()
{
anotherHead=new head();
for (int i=0;i<4;i++)
{
Heads.add(anotherHead);
}
}
}
