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
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 sizeā¦ 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
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