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Re: [EGIT PATCH 02/10] Rename the objectsUrl in the nested HttpObjectDB to

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Robin Rosenberg <robin.rosenberg.lists@dewire.com>
Date
Mar 16, 2009, 21:25 UTC
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måndag 16 mars 2009 21:25:13 skrev "Shawn O. Pearce" <spearce@spearce.org>:
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> Robin Rosenberg <robin.rosenberg@dewire.com> wrote:
> > It is used for looking at alternate objects, so name it such
> 
> No SOB?
> 
> But I disagree with this name change.  Its pointing at the
> objects directory of a repository.  It may also be used to
> point at an alternate when opening an alternate, in which
> case it points at the alternate's objects directory.
> 
> IMHO, objectsUrl is the right name for this.

Ok, I missed the real reason in the comment. It is name hiding. objectsUrl is the name of another variable in the outer scope.

-- robin
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Message 14 of 15 in “JGit cleanups”
  1. 00/10 JGit cleanupsRobin Rosenberg, Mar 16, 2009
  2. 01/10 Require javadoc on protected methods in jgit coreRobin Rosenberg, Mar 16, 2009
  3. 02/10 Rename the objectsUrl in the nested HttpObjectDB toRobin Rosenberg, Mar 16, 2009
  4. 03/10 Rename variables that hides others with different content in FetchProcessRobin Rosenberg, Mar 16, 2009
  5. 04/10 Rename a parameter i PackWriter that hides another with the same nameRobin Rosenberg, Mar 16, 2009
  6. 05/10 Rename fields to avoid hiding of field names in ReadTreeTestRobin Rosenberg, Mar 16, 2009
  7. 06/10 Rename the gitDir fields to indicate they refer to another dir than the defaultRobin Rosenberg, Mar 16, 2009
  8. 07/10 Rename a parameter in PushProcessTest that hides anotherRobin Rosenberg, Mar 16, 2009
  9. 08/10 Drop unused end parameters in hunk parsing codeRobin Rosenberg, Mar 16, 2009
  10. 09/10 Drop unused File arguments in IndexTreeWalker and WorkdirCheckoutRobin Rosenberg, Mar 16, 2009
  11. 10/10 Drop an effectively unused parameter in IndexTreeWalker.Robin Rosenberg, Mar 16, 2009
  12. Shawn O. PearceMar 16, 2009
  13. Shawn O. PearceMar 16, 2009
  14. Robin RosenbergMar 16, 2009
  15. Shawn O. PearceMar 16, 2009

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