If "public" is omitted, shouldn't class members and method be private by default just like "def" functions and script variables are script-local by default unless prefixed with "export"?
In general, I would also like it to be symmetric. So, either introducing "public" and "private" together, or no modifier keyword at all. In the latter case an underscore indicates private class members and methods whereas public ones don't have an underscore. And another issue: why isn't this thread shown in GitHub Discussions? Wasn't the whole point of enabling Discussions so that more people can participate in such decision making? On Friday, August 25, 2023 at 6:11:34 AM UTC+2 Doug Kearns wrote: > On Fri, 25 Aug 2023 at 13:18, Yegappan Lakshmanan <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> The following item is in the todo.txt file for implementing private >> methods in a class: >> >> - Private methods? >> either: private def Func() >> or: def _Func() >> Perhaps use "private" keyword instead of "_" prefix? >> >> Function and method names always start with an uppercase letter. So >> if we use the >> "_" prefix for a private method name then it will diverge from that. So I >> have >> implemented this using the "private" keyword. >> >> Any opinions? >> > > Thanks very much for keeping the ball rolling on this. > > For others, there was some previous discussion[1] about it on the list > when Bram asked for opinions. My recollection is that both you and he were > in favour of the "_" prefix for call-site identification purposes? > > My personal preference would be for the modifier keyword with a symmetric, > even if possibly redundant, "public". I think this is justifiable on the > grounds of it meeting the "less weird" requirement for Vim9 script. While > I'm sure there are others, JavaScript is the only language I can think of > off the top of my head that defaults to public and uses a sigil for private > access. > > Thanks again, > Doug > > 1. https://groups.google.com/g/vim_dev/c/yYpFNUHdRho/m/xjgrKqMoBQAJ?pli=1 > > > -- -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_dev/394f9be0-0aef-4c32-9da0-a90ac499723fn%40googlegroups.com.
