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Connascence of Meaning (static)

Connascence of value occurs whenever two components must agree on the interpretation of data values.

Example

  
String getSocialSecurityNumber() {
    if (ssnIsMissing) {
        return "999-99-9999";
    }
    else {
        return blah_blah_blah;
    }
}

  
ssn = getSocialSecurityNumber();
if (ssn.equals("999-99-9999")) {
  // handle missing ssn
}


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