I generally lean towards the hash solution

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Post #118,384

by ben_tilly

9/21/03 6:13:56 PM

I generally lean towards the hash solution

I would also suggest that you keep track of which keys you looked at, and after you are done argument processing throw some sort of warning or error (depending on the design of your project) if any named parameters were not used.

My experience suggests that the unused named parameters are indications of a programmer mistyping the name, and that giving feedback on that as fast as possible will speed up development.

Cheers,
Ben

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Post #118,682

by static

9/24/03 8:30:32 AM

That's a good idea.

And one we didn't think of! :-) Thanks.

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Positional parameters vs. Named parameters. - (static) - (30) - Aug. 13, 2003, 10:19:59 AM EDT

Is it possible to ... - (jbrabeck) - Aug. 13, 2003, 10:28:41 AM EDT

Not sure i'd use a dictionary - (ChrisR) - (5) - Aug. 13, 2003, 10:53:14 AM EDT

That last suggestion... - (admin) - Aug. 13, 2003, 11:14:25 AM EDT

Problem with overloading - (drewk) - Aug. 13, 2003, 11:27:46 AM EDT

To be honest, I don't know. - (static) - Aug. 14, 2003, 12:00:27 AM EDT

Python cookbook example + discussion: - (FuManChu) - (1) - Aug. 14, 2003, 02:45:29 AM EDT

Interesting. Some good ideas there. -NT - (static) - Aug. 14, 2003, 02:51:47 AM EDT

A technique - (tuberculosis) - (4) - Aug. 13, 2003, 11:48:39 AM EDT

That's pretty much what I'm trying to do. - (static) - (3) - Aug. 14, 2003, 12:33:13 AM EDT

Best Advice: Be merciless in your refactoring. - (tuberculosis) - (2) - Aug. 14, 2003, 02:28:14 PM EDT

Re: Best Advice: Be merciless in your refactoring. - (deSitter) - (1) - Aug. 14, 2003, 02:36:13 PM EDT

Its like cleaning house - (tuberculosis) - Aug. 15, 2003, 01:54:20 PM EDT

May be you have a class trying to get born - (Arkadiy) - Aug. 13, 2003, 02:33:49 PM EDT

Can't say without code - (JayMehaffey) - (2) - Aug. 13, 2003, 03:22:19 PM EDT

Define 'better' :-) [+ some examples] - (static) - (1) - Aug. 14, 2003, 12:26:08 AM EDT

Re: Define 'better' :-) [+ some examples] - (JayMehaffey) - Aug. 14, 2003, 03:49:31 PM EDT

another solution - (tablizer) - (11) - Aug. 16, 2003, 04:08:51 AM EDT

No, it's not. - (static) - (10) - Aug. 16, 2003, 07:53:22 AM EDT

That is more syntax - (tablizer) - (9) - Aug. 19, 2003, 11:49:09 PM EDT

OT: Bryce... - (folkert) - (1) - Aug. 19, 2003, 11:50:34 PM EDT

OT: I don't have access to receipt. On biz travel - (tablizer) - Aug. 24, 2003, 02:06:08 PM EDT

Also more limited - (JimWeirich) - (6) - Aug. 20, 2003, 01:30:02 PM EDT

There be XML -NT - (Arkadiy) - (1) - Aug. 20, 2003, 02:40:14 PM EDT

but XML "solves" the problem by not having variables -NT - (tablizer) - Aug. 24, 2003, 02:13:45 PM EDT

minor issues IMO - (tablizer) - (3) - Aug. 24, 2003, 02:15:27 PM EDT

I should have known. - (static) - Aug. 25, 2003, 06:02:24 AM EDT

Re: minor issues IMO - (JimWeirich) - (1) - Aug. 25, 2003, 04:54:32 PM EDT

difference in style - (tablizer) - Aug. 27, 2003, 02:31:45 AM EDT

I generally lean towards the hash solution - (ben_tilly) - (1) - Sept. 21, 2003, 06:13:56 PM EDT

That's a good idea. - (static) - Sept. 24, 2003, 08:30:32 AM EDT

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