I tend to prefix only complex types: qQuery sStruct aArray oObjectInstance
-joe On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 10:02:39 -0500, Tangorre, Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just out of curiosity, who prefixes their variables with a data type > abbreviation... > > integer - intVariableName > numeric - numVariableName > string - strVariableName > structure - stcVariableName > array - arrVariableName > object - objVariableName > query - qryVariableName > etc... > > We are ever expanding our best practices and guideline documents and > this is an agenda point up for discussion soon... I want to some in with > some pros and cons. > At first glance, the code becomes more descriptive but I do see and have > run into, many problems such as passing around URL params.. do you > really want to give anymore information than necessary into the type of > data within a variable? What about if you encrypt variables?... The > number 1 could be viewed as URL.intSomeId but once encrypted it is no > longer an interger it is a string URL.strSomeId, this only touches the > tip here. > > Anyone have anything to offer on this topic? > > Thanks. > > Mike > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - RUWebby http://www.ruwebby.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:187377 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
