Re: selectable model discussion

David Crawshaw <[email protected]> Sat, 3 Jan 2004 11:58:55 +1000
Newsgroups gmane.comp.java.xwt.widgets
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On 03/01/2004, at 11:14 AM, Tupshin Harper wrote:
> For me, neither has a strong singular vs plural connotation. 
> 'selected' implies  "that which is currently selected", and 
> 'selection' implies "that which is currently being (or has most 
> recently been) operated on".

selected - past participle verb - "a past action"
selection - noun - "a thing"

If one questions a verb (reads from variable), the result is generally 
expected to be a boolean state. Eg. if (focused), if (run), if 
(selected).

Returning an object from a verb is a little confusing.

d