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Re: actionListener vs. action

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On 2/25/2016 18:23, Stefan Ram wrote:
> phpete48@gmail.com writes:
>> I'm trying to clearly delineate actionListener and action.
>> Could someone please concisely compare the two.
>
>    These are two identifiers. Both Camel Case. »actionListener«
>    has 14 characters and consists of two English words. »action«
>    has  6 characters and consists of one English word.
>
>    The following program shows how they can be used in a program:
>
> public class Main
> { public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception
>    { final int actionListener = 8;
>      final int action         = 4;
>      System.out.println( actionListener + action ); }}
>
> 12
>
>> Also, under which conditions should you use one over the other.
>
>    Use the identifier »actionListener« to name something that
>    is listening to/for an action. (Usually this is not an »int«
>    as in the above program. This program was just an example.)
>
>    Use the identifier »action« to name something that is an
>    action itself. Something that does not just /listen/ to an
>    action, but /is/ an action!
>

Bored tonight are we Stefan?


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Knute Johnson

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