Wish "Automatic" property creation

[LucaMs]

EDIT:
https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/tool-property-generator.126789/post-793028


Same as for custom types:

If the cursor is on a SINGLE PRIVATE variable declaration in Class_Globals, shows a "dialog" like that to allow the creation of the two property routines (it would be better if you could choose if read-only)

 

[Alexander Stolte]

+1

 

[Erel]

Will never be added. You don't need to add properties for fields. Especially not for private variables. Start with a regular variable and later switch to a property if you need to add logic.

This is one of Java bloat features.

 

[LucaMs]

Especially not for private variables

You know better than me what I mean:

Private Class_Globals
    Private mMyProperty As Int ' <--- this "kind" of private variable
End Sub

Public Sub setMyProperty(Value As Int)
    mMyProperty = Value
End Sub
Public Sub getMyProperty As Int
    Return mMyProperty
End Sub

If you mean that B4X classes shouldn't have properties... ok.

 

[LucaMs]

Done

 

[Erel]

If you mean that B4X classes shouldn't have properties... ok.

Generally speaking, there is no reason to automatically create logic-less properties.

 

[LucaMs]

Generally speaking, there is no reason to automatically create logic-less properties.

I still don't understand what you mean. "Logic-less"?

 

[Erel]

With logic:

Public Sub setNumber(n As Int)
 mNumber = Max(0, n)
End Sub

Without logic:

Public Sub setNumber(n As Int)
 mNumber = n
End Sub

 

[LucaMs]

Yes, so you can say that templates are useless because they are "empty", "logic-less"

1 - you could have the need of a read-only property
2 - once created - as "template", you can add code, if needed.

 

[aeric]

Done

View attachment 106588

Would you share this app? Maybe someone would find it useful.

 

[Cableguy]

To me this is like creating à machine to take the fork from the dish to your mouth when you have two perfect working arms

 

[LucaMs]

To me this is like creating à machine to take the fork from the dish to your mouth when you have two perfect working arms

If you think there are those who asked to automatically enter #End Region...!

Any automatism that makes you save typing is always useful. Obviously it is less useful that it is done that way, with an external sw.

 

[Alexander Stolte]

If you think there are those who asked to automatically enter #End Region...!

that was my wish
Because on #IF the ide makes automatic an #END IF
And this is what I notice every time I create a region.

 

[LucaMs]

Would you share this app? Maybe someone would find it useful.

version 1.0.1 (attached)

 

[LucaMs]

Note:
you don't even need to press CTRL + C to copy the generated source code

Any automatism that makes you save typing is always useful.

 

[Alexander Stolte]

you don't even need to press CTRL + C to copy the generated source code

 

[LucaMs]

"New" version
https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/tool-property-generator.126789/post-793028

 

[Deleted member 103]

To me this is like creating à machine to take the fork from the dish to your mouth when you have two perfect working arms

Unfortunately this is not correct.
There has always been something like that in Visual Studio, and it is a very good and useful function.
But since every "Sub" in B4x can be a procedure, a function or a property, it is not absolutely necessary.

 

[ilan]

if you set a variable as private why would you want to use it as "public"?
set the variable as public and you won't need any setter/getters.

 

[LucaMs]

if you set a variable as private why would you want to use it as "public"?
set the variable as public and you won't need any setter/getters.

I create and declare that module private variable for the sole purpose of using it in conjunction with the ownership routines!

If "you" ask these questions, you don't have a clear idea about class properties.

If I declared a variable as public and global, I could modify its value from anywhere, without any checking on the set value, which I will instead do inside the "set" part of the property. Also, I couldn't make that variable read-only, while I can do it by creating just the "get" routine.