Term meaning "Class or Module"
in [Ruby]
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From: Xavier Noria on 7 Aug 2010 18:39 On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 11:54 PM, Caleb Clausen <vikkous(a)gmail.com> wrote: > #class is a perfectly fine name for a method. So is #module. Ruby is, > as you nknow very forgiving about letting you use keywords for method > names. Unless this method is going to be called without a receiver > (inside the class where you define it) a lot, there will be no > awkwardness about calling it. That's correct but it would override Object#class though, probably not a good idea.
From: Andrew Wagner on 7 Aug 2010 19:36 [Note: parts of this message were removed to make it a legal post.] I would tend to call it a module, since a class is_a module, and I'm guessing it's probably the only subclass of module. On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 9:51 AM, Intransition <transfire(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Anyone have a term, for an attribute name, meaning "Class or Module". > I probably would just use #class but that's a keyword so that's out. > So far I've tried #scope and #namespace, but neither seem quite right. > Any suggestions? > >
From: Benoit Daloze on 7 Aug 2010 19:40
On 8 August 2010 01:36, Andrew Wagner <wagner.andrew(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 9:51 AM, Intransition <transfire(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> Anyone have a term, for an attribute name, meaning "Class or Module". >> I probably would just use #class but that's a keyword so that's out. >> So far I've tried #scope and #namespace, but neither seem quite right. >> Any suggestions? >> > I would tend to call it a module, since a class is_a module, and I'm > guessing it's probably the only subclass of module. > Agreed. And for the name, I already met some 'mod' (if 'module' can not work), which is better than 'klass' to my eyes. (Wrong spelling just hurts) B.D. |