"Steven Schveighoffer" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]... > Please respond to this poll before reading other responses. >
Ok :) > Assuming you have no idea what type Box is, what of the following options > looks most natural for xxx in order to test to see if b has an element in > it? > > a) if(b.empty) > b) if(b.empty()) > c) if(b.clear) > d) if(b.clear()) a) if(b.empty) > What would you guess looks most natural for yyy in order to remove all > elements from b? > > a) b.empty; > b) b.empty(); > c) b.clear; > d) b.clear(); d) b.clear(); > Which of the following functions looks incorrect? All of the above, but "a" looks best. > Now knowing what the actual meaning of clear and empty are, indicate which > version(s) of the function in the previous question would surprise you if > it compiled. "b" and "c", because "clear" and "empty" are both defined as functions that return bool. But regardless, I'd consider it a poorly designed API for a number of different reasons. > Do you think the meaning of a symbol with parentheses suggests something > different than that same symbol without parentheses for the following > symbols: > > a) select > b) rock > c) keyboard > d) elevate Absolutely.
