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RE: InnerXml is like printf (WAS: Underwhelmed)


RE:  InnerXml is like printf (WAS: Underwhelmed)

> From: Elliotte Rusty Harold [mailto:elharo@m...] 
>
> Interestingly, this is is one the philosophic differences between XOM 
> and JDOM. JDOM allows method chaining. XOM does not. To some extent, 
> this design choice has been heavily influenced by my work with 
> JavaBeans, where a method that doesn't return void isn't recognized 
> as a setter method. I'm not sure if that has any true relevance here, 
> but it's definitely influenced me as to what feels right and what 
> doesn't.

If you look at the 1.2 collections API, you find that methods do on
occasion return when there are side effects on the underlying data
structure. For example, a remove(key) call will return the removed
value. So I think there's an argument to be had that it's reasonable for
an append() call, which changes the underlying data structure to return
a value. See Map.put() for an example, but be aware that returning true
or false is also an option; see Collection.add() for an example of that.
 
Following the bean practice doesn't work for me because it is optimised
to get/set on fields (the structure is flat), not manipulate a headed
list (a tree structure). 
 
> And my third problem is that I just think it looks too damn ugly! I 
> can't read it. I can't follow it, even with good indenting.

As good a reason as any.


Bill de hÓra 
--
Propylon
www.propylon.com 

 


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