Formatting multiple arguments passed to a function in Java

Question

Often the number of arguments passed to a function can be large. Consider the following case:

calculate(dataManager.getLastUpdate().getNumberOfChildren(),
               


        

Answer 1

When I have to call a method like this I like to put the arguments on their own line, like so:

final int result = calculate (
    dataManager.getLastUpdate().getNumberOfChildren(),
    dataManager.getLastUpdate().getNumberOfParents(),
    dataManager.getLastUpdate().getNumberOfGrandChildren(),
    milliseconds,
    somethingelse
);

Obviously this is a personal preference, but if you're working with others on code, try to conform to the conventions already set forth.