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Most Classics Inc. applications are written in Microsoft Visual Basic. At Classics
Inc., we have adopted a set of naming conventions in our VB source code.
Naming standards improve development and maintenance effectiveness by:
Directory of Classics Inc. VB Naming Standards
Class and Object Names
Database Interface Names
Function and Subroutine Names
Function/Subroutine Argument Names
Variable Names
Class and Object Names |
| Object | Prefix | Example |
| Form | frm | frmAbout |
| CheckBox | chk | chkItalic |
| ComboBox | cbo | cboLanguage |
| CommandButton | cmd | cmdOK |
| Grid | grd | grdOrderItems |
| Horizontal ScrollBar | hsb | hsbPercent |
| Label | lbl | lblLastName |
| Line | lin | linDivider |
| ListBox | lst | lstProductType |
| Menu | mnu | mnuHelpAbout |
| OptionButton | opt | optFemale |
| PictureBox | pic | picLogo |
| TextBox | txt | txtQuantityOrdered |
| Vertical ScrollBar | vsb | vsbLoudness |
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