Article: Q40317
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 2.00
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): enduser | | mspl13_c
Last Modified: 17-JAN-1989
The following information about name conventions is taken from the
SAMPLES.DOC file from Microsoft QuickC Compiler Version 2.00.
Two example programs, CHRTDEMO and GRDEMO, use a subset of the naming
conventions used in OS/2 and Windows include files. In this
convention, the first character of an identifier is a lowercase letter
called a prefix. Common prefixes include p (pointer), a (array), i
(index), and c (count). After the prefix, there may be an additional
lowercase tag, usually indicating type. Common tags include ch (char),
f (flag), sz (zero-terminated string) l (long), and x or y (x or y
coordinate). Following this there may be one or more qualifiers, each
beginning with an uppercase letter. For example, an identifier called
achFileName is an array (a) of characters (ch) containing a file name
(FileName).