2011-11-10 08:05, Vincent Massol skrev: > > 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
How about: 9. $void But I don't have a strong opion about this. >> $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 > _______________________________________________ devs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs
