Wish "Automatic" property creation

LucaMs · Jan 20, 2021

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 · Jan 20, 2021

Erel · Jan 20, 2021

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 · Jan 20, 2021

Erel said:
Especially not for private variables

?

You know better than me what I mean:

B4X:

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 · Jan 20, 2021

Done

Erel · Jan 20, 2021

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

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

LucaMs · Jan 20, 2021

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

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

Erel · Jan 20, 2021

With logic:

B4X:

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

Without logic:

B4X:

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

LucaMs · Jan 20, 2021

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 · Jan 21, 2021

LucaMs said:
Done

View attachment 106588

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

Cableguy · Jan 21, 2021

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 · Jan 21, 2021

Cableguy said:
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 · Jan 21, 2021

LucaMs said:
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 · Jan 21, 2021

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

version 1.0.1 ? (attached)

LucaMs · Jan 21, 2021

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

LucaMs said:
Any automatism that makes you save typing is always useful.

Alexander Stolte · Jan 21, 2021

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

LucaMs · Jan 21, 2021

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

Deleted member 103 · Jan 24, 2021

Cableguy said:
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 · Jan 26, 2021

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 · Jan 26, 2021

ilan said:
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.

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