[Newbies] A Question of Style
Tim Johnson
trilobyte at hoe.nu
Fri Mar 30 16:22:22 UTC 2007
Hi,
I know the rules for naming accessor and setter methods. But what do I do
when the accessor method needs a parameter? I'll try to provide an
example.
A vendor sells an item called #apple. If I want to get the vendor's price
for that #apple, I use a method such as the following:
Vendor>>priceOf: aSymbol
Now, to make the setter method, I have followed this pattern:
Vendor>>priceOf: aSymbol is: newPrice
Does this follow traditional patterns? I'll admit I have read the first
half of "Smalltalk with Style" but not the second. Should I instead make
the setter method look like this:
Vendor>>setPriceOf: aSymbol to: newPrice
?
Thanks,
Tim
[PS - Thanks to everyone who has been helping me on here lately, I have
been lax in responding. You all bring up some good ideas and tips.]
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