[SailfishDevel] Dynamically populate a ContextMenu: use of _underscore properties

[Andrey Kozhevnikov]

ComboBox can use private properties of ContextMenu, but i can't? really? :D

On 24.11.2013 15:26, christopher.lamb at thurweb.ch wrote:
> Andrey
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> I beg to differ.
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> You can hack in any language, just as you can apply clean coding 
> conventions. QML is no different here, it is just a little less 
> rigorous in enforcing some conventions.
>
> Just like any code, QML code will need maintaining, updating etc, so I 
> prefer to clean code and follow the conventions where they make sense.
>
> http://harmattan-dev.nokia.com/docs/library/html/qt4/qml-coding-conventions.html 
> clearly states that double underscore are private, not for external use.
>
> So it's hands off double underscores, but this raises the moot point: 
> what about single underscores like _contentColumn? By a strict reading 
> of the conventions they are not private, so what does a single 
> underscore imply?
>
> Chris
>
> Zitat von "Andrey Kozhevnikov" <coderusinbox at gmail.com>:
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>> Please check ContextMenu and ComboBox code.
>> _contentColumn property used in a proper way.
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>> QML is not C++ where you not allowed to reimplement headers to use 
>> private and protected functions outside. QML is hack-for-fun.
>>
>> On 24.11.2013 00:03, christopher.lamb at thurweb.ch wrote:
>>> We should not have to make that choice.
>>>
>>> using an underscore property is the pragmatic solution, but I would 
>>> be interested to hear what the Jolla developers have to say on this 
>>> issue.
>>>
>>> Zitat von "Andrey Kozhevnikov" <coderusinbox at gmail.com>:
>>>
>>>> You should use it if you want "real" dynamically created components.
>>>> Or reimplement ContextMenu item.
>>>>
>>>> What would you prefer?
>>>
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