JADE Environment Development Ideas

Nice idea. In the interim, you can simplify the repeated boiler plate code by creating your own "setValue" method on the Object class:

setValue( currentValue : Any io; newValue : Any );



begin
	// Only set the new value if it has changed
	// to avoid unnecessary object edition changes

	if currentValue <> newValue then

		currentValue := newValue;
	endif;

end;

Repeated boiler plate version of code:

updateNames( pFirstName : String; pSurname : String ) updating;



begin

	if self.firstName <> pFirstName then

		self.firstName := pFirstName;

	endif;

	

	if self.surname <> pSurname then

		self.surname := pSurname;

	endif;

end;

Simplified code:

updateNames( pFirstName : String; pSurname : String ) updating;



begin

	self.setValue( self.firstName, pFirstName );

	self.setValue( self.surname, pSurname );

end;

Of course, feel free to use a method name which is suitable for your development standards if you don't like setValue as the method name.

Hope that helps,
BeeJay.