Function type naming conventions

[Doug Lea]

On 01/11/13 11:24, Dan Smith wrote:

> I've been kicking around an idea in my head for the last few days and haven't rejected it as horrible yet:
>
> "integer-valued function" (and "foo-valued function," generally) is the appropriate, widely-understood term for functions that output integers [1][2][3][4].  So let's just say that, slightly abbreviated:
>
> IntValFunction<T> // T -> int
>
> The meaning should be unambiguous.

Only if you mentally associate "val" with the result :-)

The more I see of alternatives, the more I like the
clunky, uncreative but clear one.

IntToObjectFunction
ObjectToIntFunction
IntToDoubleFunction
LongToIntFunction

etc

Plus still keeping ...

IntUnaryOperator
IntBinaryOperator
IntPredicate
IntBlock

etc


-Doug