I have the following member in a class:
private boolean requireColons;
I am aware that the convention is to prefix all boolean getters with is but isRequireColons() doesn't make sense. How should I name this?
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Michael Smith
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1`isRequireColons()` makes *programming* sense whether or not it makes 100% grammatical sense. – Hovercraft Full Of Eels Dec 27 '17 at 16:45
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1And *if* you change the variable name to `colonRequired` then the `is...` will fit as well. – luk2302 Dec 27 '17 at 16:46
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I would rather stick to the convention. But if you are so worried about wrong/bad sounding grammar in a getter name why not rename the boolean to `colonsRequired` and you will get `isColonsRequired` which doesn't sound that bad ;) – OH GOD SPIDERS Dec 27 '17 at 16:46
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1How about `requiresColons`? – bcsb1001 Dec 27 '17 at 16:46
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`isRequiredColons()` fits well i think – meditat Dec 27 '17 at 16:46
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Take a look at: https://stackoverflow.com/a/5322666/1715121 – Ele Dec 27 '17 at 16:54
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@EleazarEnrique You do realize I mention this exact convention in my question? – Michael Smith Dec 27 '17 at 16:56
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1Yes, I did. The link is to get knowedge about *Code Conventions for the Java Programming Language* and to help other people that probably will visit your question. – Ele Dec 27 '17 at 17:00
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In that case, you should have just directly linked said convention. – Michael Smith Dec 27 '17 at 17:11
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You could do `isColonRequired` (but then its no longer plural). – Mark Dec 27 '17 at 17:27
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I would do
isColonsRequired
but if you're looking for the more grammatically correct (but less programmatically) alternative
areColonsRequired
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