which one is recommended ?

[ankur rathi]

which one is good practice & recommended for projects :

class A {
      int a;
      A(int a) {
           this.a = a;
      }
}
 
or
 
class A {
      int a;
      A(int paramA) {
           a = paramA; 
      }
}

Thanks .

[Pradeep bhatt]

This has got nothing to do with the performance. I would prefer the 2nd option to avoid simple mistakes. Both are okay to use.
[ April 08, 2005: Message edited by: Pradeep Bhat ]

[David Harkness]

This is more a matter of style, and errors usually occur when mixing styles. Therefore, no matter what you choose, whether

A(int a) { this.a = a; }

A(int arg) { this.a = arg; }

A(int arg) { a = arg; }

A(int _a) { this.a = _a; }

A(int _a) { a = _a; }

or something else, be consistent, and if you're editing someone else's code, follow their style or change all constructors to match the project's style if that's appropriate.

[Ilja Preuss]

Moving to Java in General (beginners)...

[Ilja Preuss]

Originally posted by Pradeep Bhat:
I would prefer the 2nd option to avoid simple mistakes.[/QB]

I prefer the 1st, partly because I use an IDE with color highlights fields differently from local variables and warns me about the most common mistake (assigning the field to itself).

I agree with David, though: Most important is that you do it consistently (throughout the whole team, if you are not working alone).

[Richard Munde]

Which IDE do you use?

[magic zha]

I preffer the first one ,because I don't need to think the new parameter's name!

[ankur rathi]

Thanks for inputs ,
Can any body tell me , which is the forum , where I can post best practice ( what is recommended & what is not ) type of questions ...

Thanks .

[Pradeep bhatt]

Originally posted by magic zha:
I preffer the first one ,because I don't need to think the new parameter's name!

[Pradeep bhatt]

Originally posted by Ilja Preuss:


I prefer the 1st, partly because I use an IDE with color highlights fields differently from local variables and warns me about the most common mistake (assigning the field to itself).

I agree with David, though: Most important is that you do it consistently (throughout the whole team, if you are not working alone).

I agree but I rarely use an IDE I prefer Textpad.

[Ilja Preuss]

Originally posted by Richard Munde:
Which IDE do you use?

Eclipse.

[Ilja Preuss]

Originally posted by Pradeep Bhat:


I agree but I rarely use an IDE I prefer Textpad.

When I started, I used Textpad, too. But once I got the hang of how the basics work, switching to an IDE made me way more productive.