This remainds me of a utility method written by a former coworker at my
previous job, that rightfully belongs in the daily WTF.
public static function mtd_validarVar (variable : Object) :Boolean
{
if (
variable == false ||
variable == undefined ||
variable == "" ||
variable == null
)
{
return false
}else
{
return true
}
}
Had he checked against 0, at least this method could have been used as a
generic replacement for the obscure and unreadable implicit boolean
coercion...
He also had the chutzpah to put this method in our core library, in a class
conveniently named VarUtils, so the whole team could benefit from it.
To add insult to injury, he had a very personal take on hungarian notation
and code formatting as well. Not to mention he was also in the "tabs should
be 8 spaces here, there and everywhere, and if you and the rest of the world
use 4 spaces, rest asured I will reformat any such piece of crap as soon as
I get a chance to put my hands on it" camp.
Nevertheless, he was a cool guy.
Cheers
Juan Pablo Califano
2009/8/18 Latcho <spamtha...@gmail.com>
> some great optimalistations can be found here:
> http://mindprod.com/jgloss/unmain.html
>
> for ex.
>
> class Truth
> {
> boolean isTrue ( boolean assertion )
> {
> if ( assertion != false )
> {
> return assertion;
> }
> else
> {
> return assertion;
> }
> }
> }
> ...
>
> var doIt:Boolean;
>
> var trutherizer:Truth = new Truth();
> if ( trutherizer.isTrue( s.equals( t ) ) )
> {
> doIt = true;
> }
> else
> {
> doIt = false;
> }
>
>
>
> // hint: all the above accomplishes is:
> doIt = (s==t);
>
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