const(Object)ref is here!

[Bruno Medeiros]

On 06/12/2010 19:00, Jonathan M Davis wrote:
> On Monday, December 06, 2010 05:41:42 Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
>> On Mon, 06 Dec 2010 04:44:07 -0500, spir<denis.spir at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>> On Mon, 6 Dec 2010 00:31:41 -0800
>>>
>>> Jonathan M Davis<jmdavisProg at gmx.com>  wrote:
>>>> toString() (or writeFrom() or whatever
>>>> it's going to become)
>>>
>>> guess it was writeTo() ;-) but "writeFrom" is nice as well, we should
>>> find some useful use for it
>>
>> It was proposed as writeTo, but I'm not opposed to a different name.
>
> I have no problem with writeTo(). I just couldn't remember what it was and
> didn't want to take the time to look it up, and the name isn't as obvious as
> toString(), since it's not a standard name which exists in other languages, and
> it isn't actually returning anything. Whether it's to or from would depend on
> how you look at it - to the given delegate or from the object. But writeTo() is
> fine. Once it's used, it'll be remembered.
>

I don't think it's entirely fine. It should at least have 
"string"/"String" somewhere in the name. (I mentioned this on the other 
original thread,  although late in time)


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Bruno Medeiros - Software Engineer