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Re: [XOM-interest] Node.howManyChildren(): getChildCount()

From: John Cowan <jcowan AT reutershealth.com>
To: elharo AT metalab.unc.edu (Elliotte Rusty Harold)
Cc: laurent.bihanic AT atosorigin.com (Laurent Bihanic), XOM-interest AT lists.ibiblio.org (XOM-interest)
Subject: Re: [XOM-interest] Node.howManyChildren(): getChildCount()
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 12:05:44 -0400 (EDT)

Elliotte Rusty Harold scripsit:

> Possibly. howManyChildren is definitely one of my least favorite
> method names in XOM. However getChildCount doesn't seem too intuitive
> either. Is there precedent for it?

I like getChildCount quite a lot.

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  - Re: [XOM-interest] Node.howManyChildren(): getChildCount(), John Cowan, 09/19/2002
    - Re: [XOM-interest] Node.howManyChildren(): getChildCount(), Rolf Lohaus, 09/19/2002