I'm for having the methods, although I prefer the "isOnOrAfter/isOnOrBefore" naming.
For me, the reason for having the extra methods is for readability; '!a.isAfter(b)' is logically equivalent to 'a.isOnOrBefore(b)' but they read differently and so can make code easier to understand. If the naming of the method is "isNotAfter" then I don't see the advantage over using the existing method with the not operator (!a.isAfter(b)). Paul ------------------ Paul Field Research IT Deutsche Bank [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 01/01/2008 17:01:07: > Count me as one, and FWIW I like 'isNotBefore' and 'isNotAfter' as > method names. > > Chris > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of > Stephen Colebourne > Sent: Tue 1/1/2008 3:25 AM > To: Discussion of the Joda project > Subject: Re: [Joda-interest] New methods in LocalDate and LocalTime classes > > bart zagers wrote: > > Hey, > > > > I have to agree, we have introduced similar methods ourselves, > > although we call them isNotBefore and isNotAfter. In fact, we use them > > more often than isBefore and isAfter. > > I have long debated the possible usefulness of these methods. Are there > any other supporters of them? > > Stephen > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Joda-interest mailing list > Joda-interest@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/joda-interest > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Joda-interest mailing list > Joda-interest@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/joda-interest --- This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in error) please notify the sender immediately and delete this e-mail. Any unauthorized copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden. Please refer to http://www.db.com/en/content/eu_disclosures.htm for additional EU corporate and regulatory disclosures. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Joda-interest mailing list Joda-interest@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/joda-interest
