Re: set.empty() method

I'd agree with using clear() and isEmpty() with their respective actions.

On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 00:37, Brendan Eich <brendan@...> wrote:
> Good idea, but I suggest an unambiguous verb instead of an
> adjective-or-verb: clear.
>
> "empty" is often used for the predicate, in naming conventions that eschew
> "isEmpty" and "emptyp" patterns.
>
> /be
>
>
> Peter Michaux wrote:
>>
>> If some piece of code needs to empty a set, it would be good to do
>> that in a single call
>>
>>     set.empty();
>>
>> Otherwise we might be left doing the following which could be very
>> inefficient.
>>
>>     set.forEach(function(element) {
>>         set['delete'](element);
>>     });
>>
>> Peter
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