Rafal...keep the discussion on the Turbine list pls. :-)

on 1/23/01 2:26 AM, "Rafal Krzewski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Is there any reason not to have setConfirmed(boolean) to accompany
> boolean isConfirmed()?
> It can be done just fine with setConfirmed(String) but
> setConfirmed(true) just looks
> better :-).

The reason is that it doesn't make sense that way. I thought long and hard
over this one. setConfirmed not a boolean operation, it is a String
operation. 

The String value is either the confirm value or a random string, it isn't a
confirm value or "" except when you aren't implementing this functionality.

I would rather have it make sense for people who implement it vs. people who
don't. :-)

This is the one thing that I'm going to put my foot down on and stand up
for...i really think it needs to be this way...

:-) <smile> :-)

the only thing that doesn't make sense is the name of the method call as
being "setConfirmed/getConfirmed"...but it is following the name of the
database column so that is why it is that way...if the column name was
CONFIRM_VALUE, the method names would probably make more sense...ie:
setConfirmValue/getConfirmValue...

thanks,

-jon



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