== Why is this an issue?

The meaning of a boolean parameter may seem perfectly clear when you first write a method call, but that meaning is likely to fade for you over time, and could be completely opaque to those who come behind you.


Instead, object literals should be used.


=== Noncompliant code example

[source,javascript]
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widget.repaint(false);  // Noncompliant; does this mean never repaint?
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=== Compliant solution

[source,javascript]
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widget.repaint({immediate: false});
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== Implementation Specification
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=== Message

Use an object literal instead.


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== Comments And Links
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=== relates to: S2495

=== on 29 Jan 2015, 18:48:41 Ann Campbell wrote:
Appropriate for any of your other langauges, [~linda.martin]?

=== on 13 Nov 2015, 14:48:41 Linda Martin wrote:
\[~ann.campbell.2] Sorry for the delay, I would say yes as it is a general pattern.

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