Java boolean getters "is" vs "are"

boolean, java, naming-conventions

Solution

How about having decent enough english and following Java standard:

- `**are**StoresOpen()` > to be >> `isEveryStoreOpen()`

- `**are**CatsCute()` > to be >> `isEachCatCute()`

When in doubt of the right word I always like to hit up the thesaurus.

Problem

I know that the convention in Java for boolean getters is include the prefix "is". ``` isEnabled isStoreOpen ``` But what if the subject is plural? That is, what if instead of wanting to know if a store is open, I wanted to know if all the stores are open? `isStoresOpen()` doesn't make sense in English. I'm tempted to write getters like: ``` areStoresOpen areDogsCute areCatsFuzzy ``` And I think that would make sense, but I've been told by others that I should just suck it up and abandon subject verb agreement and use `isStoresOpen`, `isDogsCute`, `isCatsFuzzy`. Anyway, what should I do for boolean getters which operate on a plural subject?

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