[jsword-devel] Simple question on how best to get a Key or Verse

[Tonny Kohar]

Hi,

On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 4:22 AM, Martin Denham <mjdenham at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I currently maintain book, chapter and verse as integers in my application
> and to get a Verse/Key I first convert the numbers into a String e.g. 1,2,3
> -> Gen 2:3.  Then I use book.getKey("Gen 2:3").  Is there a way to get a
> Verse/Key without creating a string representation of the verse e.g. new
> Verse(1,2,3)?
> Or have I misunderstand the intended method to use these classes?

I am not the API designer, so my guess is because the verse/key format
allow various thing:
- single verse like your example
- range format eg: Gen 1:5-10
- combo eg: Gen 1:5-10, Matt 1:4, John 1:4-5,9,12
- and the key also can be used in other type of book eg: general book,
glossary, maps, etc
- etc

So it is easier to use string and parse the string.

Cheers
Tonny Kohar
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