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18 January
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What does In programming there are functions like "onBeginOverlap", "onPushButtonPressed", "onOptionsItemSelected" and so on.
What does "on" mean in that cases? Why aren't them written with "when" mean?
What does In programming there are functions like "onBeginOverlap", "onPushButtonPressed", "onOptionsItemSelected" and so on.
What does "on" mean in that cases? Why aren't them written with "when" mean?
What does "on" mean in that cases? Why aren't them written with "when" mean?
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"on" or "upon" can be used to indicate timing:
on the occasion of the 20th anniversary...
on/upon arrival, we went out for dinner...
That is the meaning of "on" used in these function names.
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