+ 3

When would you say a function() name is too long?

As I’m learning more and more each day, one common trend I am noticing is that some of my function names are long. I.E - GetUserInfoByComboBox(); As a function name it seems straight forward, but would you consider this too long? I went back and changed it to just GetUser() which works fine in this case, but sometimes in other situations I feel like it isn’t descriptive enough and I’m having to go double check comments. What do you guys think? Or is this an example of bad software design?

20th Feb 2018, 9:15 PM
Chai Grindean
Chai Grindean - avatar
3 Respuestas
+ 11
I think that is better to use longer names if you better understanding then and that is most important...
20th Feb 2018, 9:42 PM
Vukan
Vukan - avatar
+ 4
you usually name a function what it does so its simple for readers to understand it better but you dont want to make it so long its a annoying to type out
20th Feb 2018, 10:45 PM
Obbu
Obbu - avatar
+ 2
I try to keep variable names and method names as short as possible and as descriptive as possible. I do not use abbrevations a variable name should only contain a noun a method name should have verb and a noun So a variable can be "User" A method name can be "GetUser" So a variable can be "UserInfo" A method name can be "GetUserInfo" I try to avoid GetUserInfoByComboBox, because I do not want my method to be depend on User interface elements.
21st Feb 2018, 8:55 AM
sneeze
sneeze - avatar