On Thursday 08 June 2006 20:10, Jon Gunnip wrote: > The two benefits I see to not using named arguments are: > 1) can change the names of function arguments (e.g. for more consistent or > better naming) without worrying about breaking any calling code
I come at it from readability. Would I rather see obj.method(1,'foo'); or obj.method(itemId=1,itemOwnerName='foo'); Function and argument names Don't Change in my world, because you make a good choice when you design the method :-) > 2) I find it less complex (and more consistent with other languages I've > used) to rely on the order of arguments in function calls rather than their > names Again, from readability, in the method, I'd rather see wibble=otherMethod(arguments.itemId); than wibble=otherMethod(arguments[0]); -- Tom Chiverton **************************************************** This email is sent for and on behalf of Halliwells LLP. Halliwells LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales under registered number OC307980 whose registered office address is at St James's Court Brown Street Manchester M2 2JF. A list of members is available for inspection at the registered office. Any reference to a partner in relation to Halliwells LLP means a member of Halliwells LLP. Regulated by the Law Society. CONFIDENTIALITY This email is intended only for the use of the addressee named above and may be confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the addressee you must not read it and must not use any information contained in nor copy it nor inform any person other than Halliwells LLP or the addressee of its existence or contents. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify Halliwells LLP IT Department on 0870 365 8008. For more information about Halliwells LLP visit www.halliwells.com. We are pleased to announce that Halliwells LLP has been voted AIM Lawyer of the Year at the 2005 Growth Company Awards
