byKey and byValue: properties or methods?

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 1/24/12 2:59 PM, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:43:17 -0500, Andrei Alexandrescu
> <SeeWebsiteForEmail at erdani.org> wrote:
>
>> On 1/20/12 7:31 PM, Michel Fortin wrote:
>>> I think byKey and byValue are oddly named, property or not.
>>
>> Give them better names and convince others. Please don't choose "keys"
>> and "values".
>
> On Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:27:42 -0500, Andrei Alexandrescu
> <SeeWebsiteForEmail at erdani.org> wrote:
>
>> On 1/22/12 5:57 AM, Alvaro wrote:
>
>>> Agree with "allKeys" and "allValues" as the next best.
>>
>> byXyz is in TDPL.
>>
>
> So in other words, please come up with better names, you can't chose
> "keys" or "values" but you must choose byKeys or byValues, because it's
> already in TDPL.
>
> Got it!
>
> Looking in TDPL, it seems byKey and byValue are already functions. Why
> did we have this discussion again? Looks like you already chose the
> answer...
>
> -Steve

Changing parens would be (have been) a smaller change.

Andrei