ENUMS simulations

[Frank Schima]

On Jun 19, 2004, at 2:35 AM, Ruslan Zasukhin wrote:

> On 6/19/04 5:23 AM, "Frank Schima" <frank-list2 at mindstarprods.com> 
> wrote:
>
>>
>> On Jun 18, 2004, at 4:50 PM, Ruslan Zasukhin wrote:
>>
>>> * then we can write such syntax:
>>>
>>>     db.SqlSelect(
>>>         query,
>>>         ECursorType.kServerSide
>>>         ELockType.kReadOnly,
>>>         Edirection.ForwardOnly )
>>>
>>>
>>> Compare to current attempt
>>>
>>>     db.SqlSelect(
>>>         query,
>>>         Valentina.kServerSide
>>>         Valentina.kReadOnly,
>>>         Valentina.ForwardOnly )
>>>
>>> It looks to me that the first way is more clean.
>>> And again, Java work with enums in this way.
>>
>> It seems like it would make the code slightly easier to read the first
>> way, but harder to write. Now we have to remember all these different
>> Enum types. Since it makes coding more difficult, I am inclined to
>> "vote" for the second way.
>>
>> Maybe as a compromise, you could do it both ways so we can choose 
>> which
>> way to code?
>
> Interesting idea.
>
> But why you think it is more hard?
>
> You can simply remember that ALL enum types start with 'E'
>
> You simply type E...
> And you get list of all enum types which REALbasic knows.
>
> What you think now ?

Yes, that's fine. Based on the other posts about Enums being in RB in 
the future, I agree with doing it now so we get used to it.


-Frank