What Name for This Method?

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What Name for This Method?

public class OptionsAwareObject {  
    private Options options;  
      
    public void updateOptions(String fontName, int fontSize) {  
       options.setFontName(fontName);  
       options.setFontSize(fontSize);  
    }  
}  
   
class Options {  
    private int foregroundColor;  
    private int backgroundColor;  
    private String fontName;  
    private int fontSize;  
    // ...
}

Is updateOptions a good name for this method? Of course not! updateOptions is a general name that suggests a comprehensive update of options. Meanwhile, we are only updating font-related information. The responsibility of the method is thus the change of font-related options. A better name would be:

public void updateFontOptions(String fontName, int fontSize) {  //...

(Text translated and moved from original old blog automatically by AI. May contain inaccuracies.)

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