Question

I wonder what prefix you guys use for methods that create or calculate a value based on given parameters. I tend to use “get”, but that feels wrong, because it looks like a getter then.
For methods that fetch from the database I use “fetch”, but for methods that create a value based on the given input I haven’t found a satisfying prefix yet. (“create” feels a bit too generic). Are there guidelines for this or is everyone just thinking up something for themselves?

Pseudo code example:

class myClass
{
    method getOrderFlowpoint(par1, par2, par3) {
        // do stuff based on the parameters
        return orderFlowpoint;
    }
}

Answer 1

I tend to not use prefixes. I tend to name the method according to the exact function it fulfills.

If your function calculates the order flowpoint, that’s exactly how you should name it. calculateOrderFlowpoint.