It depends upon why you are looking at the code. If I know it well then a logical ordering works fine, but if I'm just looking for a method on unfamiliar code, then I can find it in an ordered list very quickly.
That said, the Structure pane comes pretty close. Guy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dmitry Jemerov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Benoit Menendez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 11:13 AM Subject: Re[2]: [Eap-features] align class variables > Hello Benoit, > > Wednesday, December 12, 2001, 7:27:34 PM, you wrote: > > BM> - An option for reordering functions as well. > BM> For example, static methods, > BM> then constructors, then getter/setter, then public (alphabetical), then > BM> private (alphabetical) > > Could someone please explain, what's the point in ordering functions > in alphabetical order? I always try to order them in _logical_ order, > so that by reading a file from top to bottom, one could get a fairly > good understanding of how the code works. Alphabetic ordering would > place together functions that do not have any logical relationship, > but just happen to start from the same letter. > > -- > Best regards, > Dmitry mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _______________________________________________ > Eap-features mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.intellij.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-features > _______________________________________________ Eap-features mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellij.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-features
