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  • R Rama Krishna Vavilala

    I want to know what makes most sense for developers: Before you arm yourself and point it to be a programming question let me say that this is not a programming question. I have a function named CopyObjectArrayToRecord, it takes two parameters: an object array and a record. Just based on the name what do you expect the order of parameters to be: 1. array, record 2. record, array

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    Ravi Bhavnani
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      DJ van Wyk
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      I also agree with 1

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      • R Rama Krishna Vavilala

        I want to know what makes most sense for developers: Before you arm yourself and point it to be a programming question let me say that this is not a programming question. I have a function named CopyObjectArrayToRecord, it takes two parameters: an object array and a record. Just based on the name what do you expect the order of parameters to be: 1. array, record 2. record, array

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        Kitty234
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        Probably based on my (disappointly-small) objective-C experience, I'd see that as being: [anObject copyObjectArray: anArray toRecord: aRecord]; otherwise knows as: anObect.copyObjectArrayToRecord(anArray, aRecord);

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        • R Rama Krishna Vavilala

          I want to know what makes most sense for developers: Before you arm yourself and point it to be a programming question let me say that this is not a programming question. I have a function named CopyObjectArrayToRecord, it takes two parameters: an object array and a record. Just based on the name what do you expect the order of parameters to be: 1. array, record 2. record, array

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          HuntrCkr
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          1. is the logical answer... Why do you ask? ;P

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            This convention actually drives me crazy...it should be from left to right to keep the flow natural...assembly language does it like that: MOV dst, src ...no wonder nobody uses it. It's like reading a sentence that you have to start at the beginning, then jump to the end and read back to the middle...an unnecessary direction change. :~

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            DavidNohejl
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            David Lockwood wrote:

            It's like reading a sentence that you have to start at the beginning, then jump to the end and read back to the middle.

            Something like German? ;P


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            • R Rama Krishna Vavilala

              I want to know what makes most sense for developers: Before you arm yourself and point it to be a programming question let me say that this is not a programming question. I have a function named CopyObjectArrayToRecord, it takes two parameters: an object array and a record. Just based on the name what do you expect the order of parameters to be: 1. array, record 2. record, array

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              Duncan Edwards Jones
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              1 is logical.

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              • P Phil Martin

                WEllllll, for a modern language, I would expect CopyObjectArrayToRecord(object[], record) But, if I were in C (and not C++), I would fully expect it to be CopyObjectArrayToRecord(record*, object*), or more likely objrecncpy :) - Phil

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                No.1

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                • R Rama Krishna Vavilala

                  I want to know what makes most sense for developers: Before you arm yourself and point it to be a programming question let me say that this is not a programming question. I have a function named CopyObjectArrayToRecord, it takes two parameters: an object array and a record. Just based on the name what do you expect the order of parameters to be: 1. array, record 2. record, array

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                  Andrew Leeder
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                  2 of course because I was brought up on K&R and PDP architecture. I'm told being left handed also helps :-D ~A

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                  • R Rama Krishna Vavilala

                    I want to know what makes most sense for developers: Before you arm yourself and point it to be a programming question let me say that this is not a programming question. I have a function named CopyObjectArrayToRecord, it takes two parameters: an object array and a record. Just based on the name what do you expect the order of parameters to be: 1. array, record 2. record, array

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                    Lost User
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                    1 since that matches the name of the function.

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                    • R Rama Krishna Vavilala

                      I want to know what makes most sense for developers: Before you arm yourself and point it to be a programming question let me say that this is not a programming question. I have a function named CopyObjectArrayToRecord, it takes two parameters: an object array and a record. Just based on the name what do you expect the order of parameters to be: 1. array, record 2. record, array

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                      Dalek Dave
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                      Logic says 1 But I would presume from your question that this may not be the case! What has logic to do with programming?

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                      • D DaveX86

                        This convention actually drives me crazy...it should be from left to right to keep the flow natural...assembly language does it like that: MOV dst, src ...no wonder nobody uses it. It's like reading a sentence that you have to start at the beginning, then jump to the end and read back to the middle...an unnecessary direction change. :~

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                        David Lockwood wrote:

                        assembly language does it like that:

                        Not all. One of the stark differences between the Intel processors and the Motorola processors was the src/dest order. Marc

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                        • R Rama Krishna Vavilala

                          I want to know what makes most sense for developers: Before you arm yourself and point it to be a programming question let me say that this is not a programming question. I have a function named CopyObjectArrayToRecord, it takes two parameters: an object array and a record. Just based on the name what do you expect the order of parameters to be: 1. array, record 2. record, array

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                          Carlos Mariano
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                          First. It makes more sense. Carlos

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                            Bah! Madness! record.AddCopyOfObjectArray(array)

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                            #1 makes more sense to me, too...:cool:

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                            • R Rama Krishna Vavilala

                              I want to know what makes most sense for developers: Before you arm yourself and point it to be a programming question let me say that this is not a programming question. I have a function named CopyObjectArrayToRecord, it takes two parameters: an object array and a record. Just based on the name what do you expect the order of parameters to be: 1. array, record 2. record, array

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                              Mike Doyon
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                              I'd say 1. Generally speaking, I'd adhere to that logic. Also, I believe that it is common in copy methods to organize parameters as (source, destination).

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                              • R Rama Krishna Vavilala

                                I want to know what makes most sense for developers: Before you arm yourself and point it to be a programming question let me say that this is not a programming question. I have a function named CopyObjectArrayToRecord, it takes two parameters: an object array and a record. Just based on the name what do you expect the order of parameters to be: 1. array, record 2. record, array

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                                • R Rama Krishna Vavilala

                                  I want to know what makes most sense for developers: Before you arm yourself and point it to be a programming question let me say that this is not a programming question. I have a function named CopyObjectArrayToRecord, it takes two parameters: an object array and a record. Just based on the name what do you expect the order of parameters to be: 1. array, record 2. record, array

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                                  Ponytail Bob
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                                  #1 seems the most logical. If you renamed it CopyToRecordFromObjectArray, then #2. Peace

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                                  • M Marc Clifton

                                    Well, bucking the trend (as usual), whatever it's called, I would expect the destination (target) object to be the first parameter. So, #2! :-D [edit]And sadly, in C#, Array.Copy takes the source array as the first parameter. Which leads me to end of teeth gnashing because I liked the platform SDK's consistency of having the destination as the first parameter, such as in the BitBlt function or, in the C/C++ language, another example is the memcpy function. So, here's another perfect example of how the designers of C# BLEW IT!!![/edit] Marc

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                                    Nish Nishant
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                                    Marc Clifton wrote:

                                    Well, bucking the trend (as usual), whatever it's called, I would expect the destination (target) object to be the first parameter. So, #2!

                                    That's my instinctive reaction too. We've mentally been so used to the destinatioin being the left argument. MOV ax, 9 strcpy(dest,"...") But one subtle difference in Rama's function name is that, it goes slike this :- CopyXtoY(X src_x , Y dest_y) : so here the order actually makes sense . Buthad it been Copy(Y dest_y, X src_x) : then this makes better sense.

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                                    • M Maidomax

                                      No.1

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                                      Tarisai
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                                      True true, true Numero un makes more sense

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                                      • I idontbelivethateverynameiwantistaken

                                        True that.

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                                        • A Andrew Leeder

                                          2 of course because I was brought up on K&R and PDP architecture. I'm told being left handed also helps :-D ~A

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                                          PIP for the win!

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