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Is there any significance to naming the DynamicDictionary parameter in NancyFX?

The documentation for NancyFX seems to switch between giving the DynamicDictionary a full name (parameters) and just using underscore (_)

Get["/hello/{name}"] = parameters => {
    return "Hello " + parameters.name;
};

vs

Get["/products/{id}"] = _ => {
    //do something
};

Is there any significance to the naming of this parameter? The underscore appears to be a NancyFX convention but one that's applied inconsistently even within the documentation.

Solution

  • There is no enforced significance to that naming. The convention is that parameters called _ are not used, whereas parameters with "real" name are.