On Nov 10, 2011, at 7:34 AM, Sergiu Dumitriu wrote: > Hi devs, > > Some methods must be captured so that they don't create output when called > from velocity, usually with something like: > > #set ($var = $obj.doSomething()) > > Where $var is a variable whose content isn't needed and won't be used. And > everyone seems to have his favorite name for it: $discard, $ok, $ignore... > > I'd like to have a single variable name, so that in the end we don't end up > creating 5 different variables for the same goal. So, which one do you prefer: > > 1. $discard > 2. $discarded > 3. $ignore > 4. $ignored > 5. $ok > 6. $output
We can also think of: 7. $dummy (I always use this one) 8. $unused > $ok is the shortest, thus easier to type, faster to parse, and lighter on the > total size of the wiki. The size is definitely a bad argument. Let's remove all comments it'll slim down the wiki size… yeah! :) Faster to type is also not a good argument. Using meaningful variable names is better. > On the other hand, I prefer $discard since it's more meaningful, it conveys > exactly what that line does: "$discard the output of this method call". They're all fine with me except $output. Thanks -Vincent _______________________________________________ devs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs
