Default verbalization in English

A default verbalization is applied to all business elements. You can add new phrases or edit the default verbalization directly in the vocabulary file.

The following table shows the default verbalization of vocabulary elements.

Table 1. Default verbalization
Java™ element Default verbalization

Classes

For example:

org.acme.Customer

Class name in lowercase

For example:

customer

Constructors

See Constructors

For example:

@BeanConstructor
Customer(String firstName, String lastName);

a new <type> [where <attribute> is <value> ( , <attribute> is <value>)* ]

For example:

a new customer where the first name is "John", the last name is "Doe"

Getters (fields or methods of type getXXX without arguments)

For example:

int getAge()

or

int age

or

finale String name;

{XXX} of {this}

For example:

{age} of {this}

or

{name} of {this}

Boolean getters (fields or methods of type isXXX without arguments that return a Boolean)

For example:

boolean isAccepted()

or

boolean accepted

Affirmative

{this} is XXX

For example:

{this} is accepted

Negative

{this} is not XXX

For example:

{this} is not accepted

Setters (non final fields or void methods of type setXXX with one argument)

For example:

void setDiscount(int discount)

or

int discount

set the XXX of {this} to {0}

For example:

set the discount of {this} to {discount}

Boolean setters (non final fields or void methods of type setXXX with one argument of type Boolean)

For example:

void setAccepted(boolean b)

or

boolean accepted

Affirmative

{this} gets XXX

For example:

{this} gets accepted

Negative

{this} does not get XXX

For example:

{this} does not get accepted

Conditional

{this} gets XXX only if {XXX}

For example:

{this} gets accepted only if {accepted}

The make it {0} that {this} is XXX syntax is now deprecated.

Collections

See Collections

For example:

List<Address> getAddresses()
@CollectionAttribute("addresses")
void addAddress(Address address)
@CollectionAttribute("addresses")
void removeAddress(Address address)
@CollectionAttribute("addresses")
void clearAddresses()
 For example:
add {0} to the addresses of {this}

or

remove {0} from the addresses of {this}

or

clear the addresses of {this}
Numbers (fields, or getter or setter methods)

For example:

int getDiscount()

or

void setDiscount(int discount)

or

int discount

For example:

add {number} to the discount of {this}

or

subtract {number} from the discount of {this}

All other methods

For example:

void displayMessage(String)

Code-like verbalization, that is, the method signature, without subjects.

For example:

{this}.displayMessage({0})

Static references (public static final attribute of a class with same type as this class)

For example:

Minivan

Name of the static reference

For example:

Minivan