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again though that just "feels" messy and not ideal. is generally considered better to break it into multiple methods or just deal with the fact that sometimes you need to work around it?

maezr
– maezr

2012-02-15 19:54:59 +00:00
Commented Feb 15, 2012 at 19:54
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@maezr How is this messy? If you have a method called "getAnApple" and it returns an apple object which contains the weight, diameter and color, that's about as good as it gets.

James Montagne
– James Montagne

2012-02-15 19:56:22 +00:00
Commented Feb 15, 2012 at 19:56
@maezr - "work around" what? Even scripting languages that allow you to "return multiple items" are not really doing that; they're wrapping them in a dynamic list or array and returning that one thing.

Brian Roach
– Brian Roach

2012-02-15 19:58:05 +00:00
Commented Feb 15, 2012 at 19:58
@maezr Edited my response to address your concerns. This is of course my opinion.

pcalcao
– pcalcao

2012-02-15 20:00:13 +00:00
Commented Feb 15, 2012 at 20:00

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