On Mon, 2007-05-14 at 09:11 -0500, Adrian Holovaty wrote: > Hi there, > > I just spotted changeset [5231]: > > """ > Renamed form-specific cleaning methods to be do_clean_*, rather than clean_*. > This avoids a name clash that would occur when you had a form field called > "data" (because clean_data is already a dictionary on the Form class). > """ > http://code.djangoproject.com/changeset/5231 > > Well spotted, Malcolm! But I think do_clean_*() is awkward sounding. > Could we think of a better naming convention, ideally one that uses a > single word rather than two ("do clean")? > > Some suggestions to get the discussion started: > > cleanfield_foo() > validate_foo()
Sure, I'm not particularly attached to the name, either. It's entirely undocumented at the moment, so feel free to make up a better name. I think we should try to stay with the "cleaning" line of thinking, rather than validate- or normalise-related terms, just for consistency, though. Malcolm --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django developers" group. To post to this group, send email to django-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
