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I am writing some computer code and I want to find the equivalent of the words above and below for the right and left, so I want a precise word rather than a whole sentence / expression. Something people would write if they use the telegraph.
I.e. "InserNodeAbove" sounds correct to me but "InserNodeRight" does not sound very nice to me. Would "rightwise" be the equivalent?
Left wise sounds rather odd. Having expressions like 'on/ to the left side' and '-hand side' I'd suggest a concise 'to the left' over 'on the left'; this one sounds and looks good to me.
Tad-ah:
InsertNode.ToTheLeft
Since your function acts with respect to an "anchor" node (to the left of it, to the right of it) you could also use verbs to express a similar idea:
AnchorNode.PrependNode
AnchorNode.AppendNode
P.S. That said, the idea of nodes being to the left or to the right is strange to me. I've never encountered it.
"InserNodeAbove" sounds correct to me but "InserNodeRight" does not sound very nice to me.
A
It sounds perfectly all right to me - I have no problem understanding it. It's not like you are writing a novel or need strict grammar.
Presumably in your documentation/comments there will an explanation of each of these terms.
B Note that the term "rightwise" is (a) archaic and (b) does not mean what you think it means.
rightwise - “righteous, just; right, justifiable” https://www.yourdictionary.com/rightwise)
C
You probably mean, "rightward".
adverb Also right·wards. toward or on the right.
adjective situated on the right. directed toward the right. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/rightward
I think aright and aleft are the words you are looking for.
The definition of the aright as on the right is hard to find.
