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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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