[vwnc] Default user message resolution question

What is the rationale for having user messages return their key if
default isn't provided and key wasn't found in the catalog?

(#SimpleQ << #catalog) asString  ->  'SimpleQ'

-Boris

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Hi Boris,

i guess the idea is to provide at least some text instead of no text at
all. And as the key is typically not just a number but a somewhat
meaningful string, this key is just returned.

Kind Regards
Karsten



Boris Popov wrote:
> What is the rationale for having user messages return their key if
> default isn't provided and key wasn't found in the catalog?
>
> (#SimpleQ << #catalog) asString  ->  'SimpleQ'
>
> -Boris
>
>  

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Karsten,

Fair enough, as I mentioned to Travis in our offline follow-up, I had solved my problem with the API by adding the following,

UserMessage>>exists
 ^(Locale current lookUp: self) ~~ nil.

So now I can iterate over user messages and check their resolution without having to use #asString and checking its return value, which is what was getting in the way originally.

Thanks!

-Boris

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