> Stuart Roebuck wrote:
>
>
> I wonder whether it would be worth considering renaming and/or clarifying
> the documentation of the modifiedSince() method defined in the Modifiable
> interface? The uses of this method in Cocoon appear to fit with the
> description of the method as implemented in AbstractServerPage, however
> this definition is probably the exact opposite of what you would expect
> for a method of this name, and I'm not sure that it is in keeping
> with the
> description in Modifiable.java.
>
> I would expect modifiedSince(date) to mean "has this object been modified
> since the given date, if it has return true".
>
> But the implementation is "has this object been modified since the given
> date, if *not* return true".
>
> Unfortunately, I can't think of a better name than:
> needsRefreshingGivenLastAffectingChangeDateOf(Date dateOfLastUpdate) :-)
>
Let me guess, you are a long time OpenStep (Cocoa, WebObjects) user? Right?
If so, welcome. If not, you have managed half the way of learning it.
Carsten
> Stuart.
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