On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Thomas Mortagne <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 9:23 AM, Andreas Jonsson <[email protected]> wrote: >> 2011-11-10 08:05, Vincent Massol skrev: >>> >>> On Nov 10, 2011, at 7:34 AM, Sergiu Dumitriu wrote: >>> >>>> Hi devs, >>>> >>>> Some methods must be captured so that they don't create output when called >>>> from velocity, usually with something like: >>>> >>>> #set ($var = $obj.doSomething()) >>>> >>>> Where $var is a variable whose content isn't needed and won't be used. And >>>> everyone seems to have his favorite name for it: $discard, $ok, $ignore... >>>> >>>> I'd like to have a single variable name, so that in the end we don't end >>>> up creating 5 different variables for the same goal. So, which one do you >>>> prefer: >>>> >>>> 1. $discard >>>> 2. $discarded >>>> 3. $ignore >>>> 4. $ignored >>>> 5. $ok >>>> 6. $output >>> >>> We can also think of: >>> >>> 7. $dummy (I always use this one) >>> 8. $unused >> >> How about: >> >> 9. $void > > +1, that's what I'm using usually too
I would add that "void" make clean it's nothing while "discard" could be a real (probably boolean) variable IMO > >> >> But I don't have a strong opion about this. >> >> >>>> $ok is the shortest, thus easier to type, faster to parse, and lighter on >>>> the total size of the wiki. >>> >>> The size is definitely a bad argument. Let's remove all comments it'll >>> slim down the wiki size… yeah! :) >>> >>> Faster to type is also not a good argument. Using meaningful variable names >>> is better. >>> >>>> On the other hand, I prefer $discard since it's more meaningful, it >>>> conveys exactly what that line does: "$discard the output of this method >>>> call". >>> >>> They're all fine with me except $output. >>> >>> Thanks >>> -Vincent >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> devs mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> devs mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs >> > > > > -- > Thomas Mortagne > -- Thomas Mortagne _______________________________________________ devs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs
