clear() is ok. Also, java.util.Map and java.util.Set use clear() so it would also be familiar to many people.
Perhaps deleteAll() would be more mnemonic, as its relationship with delete() would be obvious? On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 10:39 PM, Adam Shannon <[email protected]> wrote: > I'd agree with using clear() and isEmpty() with their respective actions. > > On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 00:37, Brendan Eich <[email protected]> wrote: > > Good idea, but I suggest an unambiguous verb instead of an > > adjective-or-verb: clear. > > > > "empty" is often used for the predicate, in naming conventions that > eschew > > "isEmpty" and "emptyp" patterns. > > > > /be > > > > > > Peter Michaux wrote: > >> > >> If some piece of code needs to empty a set, it would be good to do > >> that in a single call > >> > >> set.empty(); > >> > >> Otherwise we might be left doing the following which could be very > >> inefficient. > >> > >> set.forEach(function(element) { > >> set['delete'](element); > >> }); > >> > >> Peter > >> _______________________________________________ > >> es-discuss mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/es-discuss > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > es-discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/es-discuss > > > > -- > Adam Shannon > Developer > University of Northern Iowa > Sophomore -- Computer Science B.S. & Mathematics > http://ashannon.us > -- Cheers, --MarkM
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