On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 09:23, Andreas Jonsson <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 > Very nice, short and meaningful ! I am +1 > > 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 > -- Denis Gervalle SOFTEC sa - CEO eGuilde sarl - CTO _______________________________________________ devs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs
