From: Avdi Grimm <avdi@...>
Date: 2007-04-12T22:29:32+09:00
Subject: Re: method signature - do I use named parameters OR pass a hash for flexibility/readability???

On 4/12/07, Greg Hauptmann <greg.hauptmann.ruby@gmail.com> wrote:
> Option 1 - Named
>    -  def this_method (time, search_string, something_else)
>    -  a = this_method (11, "asdf", "asdf asdfa")
>
> Option 2 - Hash
>    - def this_method (params)
>    - a = this_method (:time => 11, :search_string => "asdf", :something_else
> => "asdf asdfa")

Don't forget option 3: a few required positional parameters followed
by a hash of optional parameters.  This is an approach used by Rails,
and it's a nice compromise for methods with a lot of parameters.

-- 
Avdi