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Good argument naming practice

An argument's name should represent its use. For example, the following code is unlikely to result in confusion:

<cfscript>
   function SumN(Addend1,Addend2)
   { return Addend1 + Addend2; }
</cfscript>
<cfset x = 10>
<cfset y = 12>
<cfoutput>#SumN(x,y)#<cfoutput>

The following, similar code is more likely to result in programming errors:

<cfscript>
   function SumN(x,y)
   { return x + y; }
</cfscript>
<cfset x = 10>
<cfset y = 12>
<cfoutput>#SumN(x,y)#<cfoutput>


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sanaullah said on Aug 29, 2003 at 8:42 AM :

this line
<cfoutput>#SumN(x,y)#<cfoutput>
should be like this
<cfoutput>#SumN(x,y)#</cfoutput> must close the cfoutput tag

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