Re: [AD] Function parameter ordering conventions

Re: [AD] Function parameter ordering conventions

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Subject: Re: [AD] Function parameter ordering conventions
From: Trent Gamblin <trent@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:45:53 -0600

Scott F wrote:

Why put source before destination?

That's the opposite of "memcpy(dst, src, len)",
"strcpy(dst, src)", and don't forget "dst = src".

Destination first feels more natural to me.

My reasoning is that you "draw a person on the screen" not "to thescreen, draw a person".

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- [AD] Function parameter ordering conventions
  - From: Trent Gamblin
- Re: [AD] Function parameter ordering conventions
  - From: Scott F

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