[lang] Validate, method names, class name

2011-04-22 Thread Gary Gregory
Hi All: I find that the new 'valid' method names in Validate make for odd reading. I think a verb like 'validate*' or 'check*' would be better. Especially when the Javadocs all start with 'Validates...'. I do see 'check' used in other internal APIs for this kind of behavior. For example, Java Sw

Re: [lang] Validate, method names, class name

2011-04-23 Thread Jörg Schaible
Gary Gregory wrote: > Hi All: > > I find that the new 'valid' method names in Validate make for odd reading. > > I think a verb like 'validate*' or 'check*' would be better. Especially > when the Javadocs all start with 'Validates...'. > > I do see 'check' used in other internal APIs for this k

Re: [lang] Validate, method names, class name

2011-04-23 Thread Gary Gregory
On Apr 23, 2011, at 7:10, "Jörg Schaible" wrote: > Gary Gregory wrote: > >> Hi All: >> >> I find that the new 'valid' method names in Validate make for odd reading. >> >> I think a verb like 'validate*' or 'check*' would be better. Especially >> when the Javadocs all start with 'Validates...'. >>

Re: [lang] Validate, method names, class name

2011-04-23 Thread Matt Benson
On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 6:31 AM, Gary Gregory wrote: > On Apr 23, 2011, at 7:10, "Jörg Schaible" wrote: > >> Gary Gregory wrote: >> >>> Hi All: >>> >>> I find that the new 'valid' method names in Validate make for odd reading. >>> >>> I think a verb like 'validate*' or 'check*' would be better. E

Re: [lang] Validate, method names, class name

2011-04-23 Thread Henri Yandell
On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 8:36 AM, Matt Benson wrote: > On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 6:31 AM, Gary Gregory wrote: >> On Apr 23, 2011, at 7:10, "Jörg Schaible" wrote: >> >>> Gary Gregory wrote: >>> Hi All: I find that the new 'valid' method names in Validate make for odd reading. >>>

Re: [lang] Validate, method names, class name

2011-04-25 Thread Gary Gregory
On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 7:40 PM, Henri Yandell wrote: > On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 8:36 AM, Matt Benson wrote: > > On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 6:31 AM, Gary Gregory > wrote: > >> On Apr 23, 2011, at 7:10, "Jörg Schaible" > wrote: > >> > >>> Gary Gregory wrote: > >>> > Hi All: > > I fin

Re: [lang] Validate, method names, class name

2011-04-27 Thread Henri Yandell
On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 9:16 AM, Gary Gregory wrote: > On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 7:40 PM, Henri Yandell wrote: > >> On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 8:36 AM, Matt Benson wrote: >> > On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 6:31 AM, Gary Gregory >> wrote: >> >> On Apr 23, 2011, at 7:10, "Jörg Schaible" >> wrote: >> >> >>