1. RE: Best Practices Issue
I will typically use the value directly from the control if I only need
to reference the value 1 or 2 times top.
If I need to reference the value in another routine (maybe with a global
variable) or need to reference the value more than 2 times within a
function I'll assign to a variable. This reduces clutter, makes the
code easier to read and also allows me to ? the value of the variable in
debug. It also helps with performance as you're not having to call
getText() multiple times.
Jonas
C. K. Lester wrote:
> Okay, time for everybody to express their opinion...
>
> In what circumstances, if any, might you allow controls to take the
> place of
> variables? In what circumstances, if any, might you not?
>
> Simple Example:
>
> I have a window with a single edit text control. A user types '3' into
> it.
> There are two ways to deal with this value: 1) Assign it to a variable
> and
> use it that way, or 2) use it directly from the control (no variable
> required).
>
> So, what do you do and why?
>
>
