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Asked: 2026-05-12T17:09:38+00:00

Simple question, from a readability standpoint, which method name do you prefer for a

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Simple question, from a readability standpoint, which method name do you prefer for a boolean method:

public boolean isUserExist(...)

or:

public boolean doesUserExist(...)

or:

public boolean userExists(...)
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  1. Editorial Team
    public boolean userExists(...)

    Would be my prefered. As it makes your conditional checks far more like natural english:

    if userExists ...

    But I guess there is no hard and fast rule – just be consistent

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