<Name> usage

[DarwinIT]

I just started a new job today and inherited some code that has some references like <name> . What does that indicate and why is something like that used.

 

[jmeckley]

you'll need to be a lot more specific than that. why not post a code sample so we have a better idea of what your talking about?

Your best bet to figure this out though: talk to other developers on your team. Ask your manager. review any existing documentation. google. etc. but this may not be available, I don't know, you didn't give us much to go on.

Jason Meckley
Programmer
Specialty Bakers, Inc.

 

[DarwinIT]

Here's one example:

private Dictionary<short, Product> Read(SqlDataReader reader)

And another:

_events = new List<BCIDEvent>();

looks like they're used to typecast collections - in both case List and Dictionary.

This one really throws me for a loop: THis object references itself????

public struct ProductStatus : IComparable<ProductStatus> {
private byte _id;
private char _code;
private string _name;
private byte _priority;

 

[GoTerps88]

Something within the angle brackets usually represent a generic type (Generic Collection), rather than a primitive data type.

private List<string>
private List<employees>

Just means you have a list of type string or list of type employees, which is an employees class.

Java also supports this.

 

[DarwinIT]

Thanks GoTerps88
I'll be rooting for Maryland (I assume Terps refers to University of Maryland) from now on (unless they're playing one of my teams!)
Don