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[cellml-discussion] Finding the units associated with a variable


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  • From: d.nickerson at auckland.ac.nz (David Nickerson)
  • Subject: [cellml-discussion] Finding the units associated with a variable
  • Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 10:55:41 +1200
>>> It is already on the variable interface, so that is implied. That name
>>> might also suggest that the units themselves are variable, and confuse
>>> people.
>>>
>>>
>> yeah, but I'm similarly confused with unitsElement - obviously units
>> would be the best attribute but as you say, that would be invalid
>> IDL...is there anything else we could call it?
>>
>>
> How is it confusing exactly? The attribute gives/sets the object
> representing the <units> element (and element is the technically correct
> term to use from the XML specification), so it seems that unitsElement
> actually spells out what it does quite clearly. I don't think I can
> think of a better name than that (unless you are looking for a shorter
> name, we could abbreviate to unitsEl, but that is ugly and confusing).

I think the issue I have is just the use of element at this level, I
prefer not to be thinking about the XML at all and let the API hide all
that from me unless I specifically need to dive into it.

However, if no one else has this problem then unitsElement is probably
not too bad...


Andre.


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