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Re: Overloading methods question

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On 10/25/2018 8:37 PM, Martin Gregorie wrote:
> On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 20:08:54 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> 
>> Enum achives the same 4 goals (except obviously the first half of #a -
>> not having to define an enum).
>>
> Sure, though being defined outside a class that is the only place its
> used (apart from when its supplied as a method argument) as we've been
> discussing does separate each constant definition and its documentation
> from the class definition and documentation

	public class Whatnot {
	    public static enum Style { LONG, SHORT };
	    ...
	    String method(Style style) { ... }
	}

	Whatnot what = new Whatnot();
	String thing = what.method(Whatnot.Style.SHORT);

>> And enum will be better/easier documented for method arguments.
>>
> Apart from the separation mentioned above. I see this as a disadvantage
> though you may not.

     "Better/easier" is a *dis*advantage?  Is this Opposite Day?

>> And enum is type safe while int constants are not.
>>
> AFAIK that is not relevant if the constant is defined as static final.

     Both Arne's and Martin's comments elude my understanding, so
I won't try to respond.

>> will be accepted by the compiler but have undefined semantics.
>>
> Agreed, but being basically a mildly paranoid C programmer I tend to
> validate all arguments, including those created with a #define (C) or as
> static final int (Java) and you really shouldn't be defining a constant
> unless its one of the above or part of an enum.

     Early mistake detection beats late misteak detectoin, every time.
Compile-time detection beats run-time detection.

> So far, it all looks a bit like swings and roundabouts to me except, of
> course, if your enum contains logic rather than being simply a list of
> constants.

     My scorecard shows Arne with three, Martin with nil, and one
undecided.

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Overloading methods question Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> - 2018-10-24 17:04 -0400
  Re: Overloading methods question Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2018-10-24 18:56 -0400
  Re: Overloading methods question Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2018-10-25 10:13 +0200
    Re: Overloading methods question Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> - 2018-10-25 15:53 -0400
      Re: Overloading methods question Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2018-10-25 13:58 -0700
        Re: Overloading methods question Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2018-10-25 17:49 -0400
          Re: Overloading methods question Martin Gregorie <martin@mydomain.invalid> - 2018-10-25 22:29 +0000
            Re: Overloading methods question Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2018-10-25 20:08 -0400
              Re: Overloading methods question Martin Gregorie <martin@mydomain.invalid> - 2018-10-26 00:37 +0000
                Re: Overloading methods question Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2018-10-25 21:42 -0400
                Re: Overloading methods question Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2018-10-26 12:46 +0200
                Re: Overloading methods question Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2018-10-26 07:50 -0400
                Re: Overloading methods question Martin Gregorie <martin@mydomain.invalid> - 2018-10-26 19:33 +0000
                Re: Overloading methods question Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2018-10-26 13:13 -0700
                Re: Overloading methods question Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2018-10-26 20:58 -0400
                Re: Overloading methods question Martin Gregorie <martin@mydomain.invalid> - 2018-10-27 22:36 +0000
                Re: Overloading methods question Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2018-10-27 19:38 -0400
                Re: Overloading methods question Martin Gregorie <martin@mydomain.invalid> - 2018-10-28 10:39 +0000
                Re: Overloading methods question Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2018-10-28 07:54 -0400
          Re: Overloading methods question Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2018-10-26 06:26 -0700
      Re: Overloading methods question Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2018-10-26 12:52 +0200
        Re: Overloading methods question Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> - 2018-10-26 22:10 -0400
          Re: Overloading methods question Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2018-10-27 07:43 -0400
            Re: Overloading methods question Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> - 2018-10-29 14:40 -0400
              Re: Overloading methods question Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2018-10-29 16:39 -0400
          Re: Overloading methods question Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2018-10-29 05:07 -0700
            Re: Overloading methods question Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> - 2018-10-29 14:41 -0400
  Re: Overloading methods question Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2018-10-25 07:49 -0400
    Re: Overloading methods question Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> - 2018-10-25 16:07 -0400

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