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Richard Külling
9,465 PointsOops, sorry, the code I had attached has gone missing it seems!
Jeremy coded the loop like this: foreach(var pathLocation in _path)
But why not use the name and the type of the values that are looped for, and that are within path, like so: foreach (MapLocation mapLocation in _path)
Why does he use var, and why does he give the values the new name pathLocation. How does the compiler even know if pathLocation is the amount of arrays, points, MapLocations or else? Doesn't he get confused whether he has to use the amount of arrays of MapLocations or amounts of MapLocations?
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Steven Parker
231,268 PointsUsing "var" just causes the type to be determined by the contents of the iterable. The compiler knows that "_path" is an array of MapLocations. You can use "MapLocation" if you prefer and the code will do exactly the same thing.
The name is of no importance to the system — you could name it "George" if you like. But I might guess that "pathLocation" is a shorthand for "a MapLocation that is part of the path".
There is no confusion because as the "foreach" runs, a "pathLocation" will be only one "MapLocation" from the "_path" array.
Steven Parker
231,268 PointsSteven Parker
231,268 PointsPlease show the code you are asking about, and elaborate a bit more about what aspect of it you are wondering is a "convention".