On Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:13:11 +0300, Derek Parnell <[email protected]> wrote:
Steve Teale ([email protected]) wrote:
Now I admit that these are not method names I would have choosen, as I
would have preferred names more like ... isEmpty(), getFront(),
moveForwards(), getBack(), moveBackwards(), getElement(N), addElement(E),
but the bikeshed gods have more wisdom than me ... and not that I'm
complaining of course.
I agree. Well, even if the names of the Range methods are a bit 'odd' for
me, I guess they are ok... except for empty().
If I have a container that I wan't to use as a Range, I can't use empty()
to empty the container (i.e. remove all the elements from it). :(
And yes, *I* am complaining here. ;)
I'm accustomed to use isXyz() for checking something and xyz() for doing
something (e.g. isEmpty() + empty()). What function name should I use for
emptying the container then? removeAllElements(), makeEmpty(), or maybe
even emptyThisContainer()...? :P
Hmm, should the Range methods use some special naming convention? E.g.
rangeFront(), rangePopFront()...?
