Bug 4 – Cryptic Time API

Bug 4 - Cryptic Time API

Summary:

Cryptic Time API

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Product:	ns-3
Component:	simulation core
Version:	pre-release
Platform:	PC Linux

Importance:	P1 blocker
Assigned To:	ns-bugs

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Keywords:	api

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Reported:	2006-10-21 10:53 EDT by Gustavo J. A. M. Carneiro
Modified:	2008-07-01 13:32 EDT (History)

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Description From Gustavo J. A. M. Carneiro 2006-10-21 10:53:11 EDT

As I explained in [1], the current ns3 Time API contains very cryptic method
names S(), nS(), and uS(), which I argue are harmful for code readability.  I
suggest renaming to Seconds(), MicroSeconds(), NanoSeconds().

I also argue that the extra typing does not really affect much code in practice
because convertion of Time() to a numeric value is (or should be) seldom
necessary.

[1] http://mailman.isi.edu/pipermail/ns-developers/2006-October/002468.html

------- Comment #1 From Mathieu Lacage 2006-12-04 07:55:00 EDT -------

The new methods are named GetSeconds, GetMicroSeconds, GetNanoSeconds, etc.