Signal and boolean flag property names

[eidiot]

Hi all, 

I have a problem with signal and boolean flag property names, like "selected" signal and "selected" property:

public interface IActionItem 

{

    function get selected():Signal;

    function get isSelected():Boolean;

    function get started():Signal;

    function get isStarted():Boolean;

    function get completed():Signal;

    function get isCompleted():Boolean;

}

 

Or 

public interface IActionItem 

{

    function get selectedSignal():Signal;

    function get selected():Boolean;

    function get startedSignal():Signal;

    function get started():Boolean;

    function get completedSignal():Signal;

    function get completed():Boolean;

}

Which is better, or, any other suggestions?

Best Regards & Thanks

eidiot

[Robert Penner]

Are you sure you need both?

[eidiot]

Sometimes I do need a signal been dispatched and a boolean property to mark something has happened. 

And a similar problem with boolean argument and method name like:

public function displayAvatar(id:String, drawShadow:Boolean = false):void 

{

    ...

    if (drawShadow) 

    {

        drawShadow();

    }

}

public function displayAvatar(id:String, drawShadow:Boolean = false):void 

{

    ...

    if (drawShadow) 

    {

        doDrawShadow();

    }

}

public function displayAvatar(id:String, ifDrawShadow:Boolean = false):void 

{

    ...

    if (ifDrawShadow) 

    {

        drawShadow();

    }

}

These two naming-problem have confused me for several times.