Naming conventions for java methods that return boolean(No question mark)

Question

I like using question mark at the end of method/function names in other languages. Java doesn\'t let me do this. As a workaround how else can I name boolean returning method

Answer 1

I want to point a different view on this general naming convention, e.g.:

see java.util.Set: boolean add​(E e)

where the rationale is:

do some processing then report whether it succeeded or not.

While the return is indeed a boolean the method's name should point the processing to complete instead of the result type (boolean for this example).

Your createFreshSnapshot example seems for me more related to this point of view because seems to mean this: create a fresh-snapshot then report whether the create-operation succeeded. Considering this reasoning the name createFreshSnapshot seems to be the best one for your situation.