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Learning Dynamics NAV Patterns

You're reading from   Learning Dynamics NAV Patterns Create solutions that are easy to maintain, are quick to upgrade, and follow proven concepts and design

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2015
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781785284199
Length 214 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Marije Brummel Marije Brummel
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Table of Contents (9) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Chapter 1: Introducing Dynamics NAV Patterns and Software Architecture 2. Chapter 2: Architectural Patterns FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 3: Design Patterns 4. Chapter 4: Building an Example Application Using Patterns 5. Chapter 5: Coding Best Practices 6. Chapter 6: Anti-patterns and Handling Legacy Code 7. Chapter 7: Building Solutions Using Patterns 8. Thank you for buying Learning Dynamics NAV Patterns

Refactoring

If we read the code that we have just written, we can immediately start cleaning the code, and then start refactoring it.

Let's browse through the functions one by one, see how we can refactor, and see what the result looks like.

The new class members

Quite a number of functions can be the members of a class or the table. We can add the function called OccupiedOrHasNotBeenCleanedForAWeek, CreateCleaningEntryForRoom, FindLastCleaningDate, and CreateCleaningEntryForRoom as members of the Room table.

If we do this, our Codeunit will look like the following:

The Codeunit is very clean and refactored.

The new function library

One of the functions cannot be moved as a member of the Room table. The LastWeek function is a generic function.

Let's create a new function library and call it the Bed and Breakfast function, as shown here:

Room members

The Room table now has three members that can...

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