Hi-
Maciej Stachowiak wrote:
I don't have a strong objection either way, but I think the case against Lachy's original names (selectElement, etc) has been laid out more clearly than the case against cssQuery. I think selectorQuery (as suggested in follow-ups) would also be ok.
I think that the chief problem with cssQuery*() for me is that it is rather confusing. Such a name would indicate functionality related to CSS (that is, something presentational or style-oriented), rather than the accident of a historical relationship. It totally fails the criteria of being functionally descriptive, which selectElement() meets (other merits notwithstanding); this is a point on which I think we can build consensus and compromise (and hopefully a speedy resolution).
Similarly, with selectorQuery() (which is better), you lose the verby "action word" of the existing naming convention (getAByB); selectorQuery sounds more like a property than a method.
Frankly, I'm not a fan of any of the present crop of names, but in the interest of keeping forward momentum, I least object to what we currently have, selectElement*().
Regards- -Doug
