Refactoring Day 7 : Rename (method, class, parameter)

This refactoring I use most often and is one of the most useful refactoring. All too often we do not name

methods/classes/parameters properly that leads to a misunderstanding as to what the

method/class/parameter’s function is. When this occurs, assumptions are made and bugs are introduced to

the system. As simple of a refactoring this seems, it is one of the most important to leverage.

1: public class Person

2: {

3: public string FN { get; set; }

4:

5: public decimal ClcHrlyPR()

6: {

7: // code to calculate hourly payrate

8: return 0m;

9: }

10: }

As you can see here, we have a class/method/parameter that all have very non-descriptive, obscure names.

They can be interpreted in a number of different ways. Applying this refactoring is as simple as renaming

the items at hand to be more descriptive and convey what exactly they do. Simple enough.

1: // Changed the class name to Employee

2: public class Employee

3: {

4: public string FirstName { get; set; }

5:

6: public decimal CalculateHourlyPay()

7: {

8: // code to calculate hourly payrate

9: return 0m;

10: }

11: }