Alternative classes with different interfaces smell
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− | This smell occurs when two methods in different classes do the same thing but have a different method signature. You should try to | + | This smell occurs when two methods in different classes do the same thing but have a different method signature. You should try to [[Rename Method]]s that do the same thing in a consistent way. However, often there is a deeper problem where two classes are doing something very similar. You could try to [[Move Method]]s around or extract the common behavior into a common superclass. |
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Code smells]] | * [[Code smells]] | ||
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[[Category:Code smells]] | [[Category:Code smells]] |
Latest revision as of 03:18, 25 November 2010
This smell occurs when two methods in different classes do the same thing but have a different method signature. You should try to Rename Methods that do the same thing in a consistent way. However, often there is a deeper problem where two classes are doing something very similar. You could try to Move Methods around or extract the common behavior into a common superclass.
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Code smells | |
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Class Level: Alternative classes with different interfaces smell | Data class smell | Data clumps smell | Divergent change smell | Duplicate code smell | Inappropriate intimacy smell | Incomplete library class smell | Large class smell | Lazy class smell | Message chain smell | Middle man smell | Parallel inheritance hierarchies smell | Primitive obsession smell | Refused bequest smell | Shotgun surgery smell | Speculative generality smell | Temporary field smell
Method Level: Comments smell | Feature envy smell | Long method smell | Long parameter list smell | Switch statement smell |