Chip Salzenberg wrote:
 >  According to John Tobey:
 >  >      // Hash-specific:
 >  > -    virtual void clear_hash();
 >  > -    virtual void set_hash_capacity(size_t n);
 >  > +    virtual void hash_clear();
 >  > +    virtual void hash_set_capacity(size_t n);
 >  >      virtual void hash_assign_simple(size_t n, Scalar_p *vec);
 >  
 >  I've pondered that.  I'm trying to maintain some degree of 'verb_noun'
 >  naming when appropriate.  But visual consistency may be more valuable.
 
 It is a philosophical question, not just linguistic or aesthetic.
 Actually, your way is probably better, assuming the methods can
 theoretically all work on any Aggr.  "clear_hash" means "clear as a
 hash" and not "I'd better be a hash so clear me".
 
 -- 
 John Tobey, late nite hacker <jtobey@[...].org> 
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