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Middle School
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The American School in Japan
Visual Basic Naming Conventions
Identifying objects in Visual Basic is easier if you use name
that reminds you of what object or variable is. It's become a convention for
Visual Basic programmers to use a three letter lower-case prefix to identify
these objects. Some of the more common name prefixes are:
| Object |
Prefix |
Example |
| combo box |
cbo |
cboCost |
| check box |
chk |
chkAddresses |
| command button |
cmd |
cmdRevert |
| data |
dat |
datName |
| directory list box |
dir |
dirSource |
| drive list box |
drv |
drvTarget |
| file list box |
fil |
filSource |
| frame |
fra |
fraColor |
| horizontal scroll bar |
hsb |
hsbZoom |
| image |
img |
imgFlyingDisk |
| label |
lbl |
lblProduct |
| line |
lin |
linUnderline |
| list box |
lst |
lstGreeting |
| OLE |
ole |
oleObject1 |
| option button |
opt |
optBlue |
| picture box |
pic |
picAirplane |
| shape |
shp |
shpWireScreen |
| text box |
txt |
txtWagerAmounts |
| timer |
tmr |
tmrStopInput |
| vertical scroll bar |
vsb |
vsbContrast |
Last updated 4/2/02.
Last Maintained 04/09/03
Owner: D. Fincher (dfincher@asij.ac.jp)
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