Hi, based on Edy's stats, I think the easier / faster way is to go for $discard everywhere.
Guillaume On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 6:24 PM, Eduard Moraru <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 5:30 PM, Thomas Mortagne > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Thomas Mortagne > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 9:23 AM, Andreas Jonsson <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > >> 2011-11-10 08:05, Vincent Massol skrev: > > >>> > > >>> On Nov 10, 2011, at 7:34 AM, Sergiu Dumitriu wrote: > > >>> > > >>>> Hi devs, > > >>>> > > >>>> Some methods must be captured so that they don't create output when > > called from velocity, usually with something like: > > >>>> > > >>>> #set ($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 > > > > $void does sound good if you think of java methods with void return type. > Or, more generally, a procedure rather than a function, which is actually > our use case for velocity. > > Even if "void" can be used as a verb or even a boolean variable name (i.e. > a product's warranty status or whether to change it), it's less common than > "discard". > > I would be +0.5 for $void. > > Thanks, > Eduard > > > > > > > > > >> > > >> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > devs mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs > _______________________________________________ devs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs
