Lewis, Grant wrote:
> I have an entity bean that defines the following getter/setter method
> pair in the bean class:
>
> public abstract String getMILSTRIP();
> public abstract void setMILSTRIP(String milstrip);
>
> This is not right. The field name should be "mILSTRIP" not
> "MILSTRIP". In 1.1.2, xdoclet generates "mILSTRIP" which is right.
XDoclet (or XJavaDoc, I don't remember) switched its naming conventions
to either use the JavaBeans standard or not use it or use some other
standard. If you search back a few months you'll find the discussion. In
any case, the new rules for forming the field name from the method name,
IIRC, are
1. Strip the prefix (get/set).
2. If it begins with a lowercase letter, use it as is (not verified;
seems reasonable).
getkey -> key
getfirstName -> firstName
3. If it begins with a single capital letter followed by at least one
lowercase letter, the first letter is lowercased.
getKey -> key
getFirstName -> firstName
4. Otherwise, it begins with more than one uppercase letter, use it as
is.
This was changed from lowercasing the first letter.
getID -> ID
getRFIDTag -> RFIDTag
For reasoning, look at how odd the last examples would be
getID -> iD
getRFIDTag -> rFIDTag
For these reasons and after being bit by different rules in different
languages and tools, it has been my style for nearly a decade to always
init-cap acronyms. For example:
getId -> id
getRfidTag -> RfidTag
getMilStrip -> milStrip (if that's two acronyms)
getMilstrip -> milstrip (if it's one)
This way you aren't dependent on a tool having different rules for
single and multiple initial uppercase letter names. And you get used to
seeing things like UserEjbDto pretty quickly. Also, if you have two
acronyms together, you can tell that by inspection.
David Harkness
Sr. Software Engineer
Sony Pictures Digital Networks
(310) 482-4756
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