INFO: Object Hungarian Notation Naming Conventions for VBLast reviewed: September 12, 1997Article ID: Q173738 |
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SUMMARYThis is a list of Visual Basic control and object prefixes provided as a reference for consistent use of Hungarian Notation. This list will assist in standardizing the structure, coding style and logic of an application.
Object Prefix Example
Form frm frmFileOpen Check box chk ReadOnly Combo box cbo cboEnglish Data-bound combo box dbc dbcEnglish Command button cmd cmdCancel Data dat datBiblio Directory list box dir dirSource Drive list box drv drvTarget File list box fil filSource Frame fra fraLanguage Grid grd grdPrices Data-bound grid dbg dbgPrices Horizontal scroll bar hsb hsbVolume Image img imgIcon Label lbl lblHelpMessage Line lin linVertical List box lst lstPolicyCodes Data-bound list box dbl dblPolicyCode Menu mnu mnuFileOpen OLE container ole oleObject1 Option button opt optFrench Picture box pic picDiskSpace Shape shp shpCircle Text box txt txtGetText Timer tmr tmrAlarm Object Prefix Example
Vertical scroll bar vsb vsbRate Animation button ani aniMailBox bed Pen Bedit bedFirstName Checkbox chk chkReadOnly Picture clip clp clpToolbar Communications com comFax Control ctl ctrCurrent Data control dat datBiblioDirectory Directory list box dir dirSource Common dialog ctrl dlg dlgFileOpen Drive list box drv drvTarget File list box fil filSource Form frm frmEntry Frame (3d) fra fraStyle Gauge gau gauStatus Group push button gpb gpbChannel Graph gra graRevenue Grid grd grdPrices Pen Hedit hed hedSignature Horizontalscrollbar hsb hsbVolume Image img imgIcon Pen Ink ink inkMap Keyboard key status key keyCaps Label lbl lblHelpMessage Line lin linVertical MDI child form mdi mdiNote MAPI message mpm mpmSentMessage MAPI session mps mpsSession MCI mci mciVideo Menu mnu mnuFileOpen Object obj objUserTable Option Button (3d) opt optRed Outline control out outOrgChart 3d Panel pnl (3d) pnlTitleList Report control rpt rptQtr1Earnings Shape controls shp shpCircle Spin control spn spnPages Timer tmr tmrAlarm Vertical scroll bar vsb vsbRate Database Objects Prefix Example
ODBC Database db dbAccounts ODBC Dynaset object dyn dynSalesByRegion Field collection fld fldCustomer Field object fld fldAddress Form frm frmNewUser Index object idx idxAge Index collection idx idxNewAge Macro mcr mcrCollectUsers QueryDef object qry qrySalesByRegion Query qry qrySalesByRegion Report rpt rptAnnualSales Snapshot object snp snpForecast Table object tbl tblCustomer TableDef object tbd tbdCustomersThe following table lists standard third-party vendor name prefix characters to be used with control prefixes:
Vendor Abbreviation
MicroHelp (VBTools) mPioneer Software Q+E Database p Crescent Software c Sheridan Software s Other (miscellaneous) o Objects Prefix Example
Alarm(Microhelp) almm almmAlarm Animate(Microhelp) anim animAnimate Callback(Microhelp) calm callback Combo Box(Pioneer) cbop cbopComboBox Combo Box(Sheridan) cbos cbosComboBox DB_Check(Pioneer) chkp chkpCheckBox chart(Microhelp) tm tmChart Clock(Microhelp) clkm clkmClock Command Button(Microhelp) cmdm cmdmCommandButton DB_Command(Pioneer) cmdp cmdpCommandButton Command Button(Group)(Microhelp) cmgm cmgmBtton Command Button (icon) (Microhelp) cmim cmimCommandButton CardDeck(Microhelp) crdm crdmCard Dice(Microhelp) dicm dicmDice SSDir(Sheridan) dirs dirsDirList SSDrive(Sheridan) drvs drvsDriveList File List(Microhelp) film filmFileList SSFile(Sheridan) fils filsFileList Flip(Microhelp) flpm flpmButton Form Scroll(Microhelp) fsrm fsrmFormScroll Gauge(Microhelp) gagm gagmGauge Graph(Other) gpho gphoGraph Q_Grid(Pioneer) grdp grdpGrid Horizontal Scroll Bar(Microhelp) hsbm hsbmScroll DB_Hscroll(Pioneer) hsbp hsbpScroll Histo(Microhelp) hstm hstmHistograph Invisible(Microhelp) invm invmInvisible Icon Tag(Microhelp) itgm itgmListBox Key State(Microhelp kstm kstmKeyState Label (3d) (Microhelp) lblm lblmLabel Line(Microhelp) linm linmLine DB_List(Pioneer) lstp lstpListBox SSList(Sheridan) lsts lstsListBox MDI Control(Microhelp) mdcm mdcmMDIChild SSMenu(Sheridan) mnus mnusMenu Marque(Microhelp) mrqm mrqmMarque OddPic(Microhelp) odpm odpmPicture Picture(Microhelp) picm picmPicture DB_Picture(Pioneer) picp picpPicture Property Vwr(Microhelp) pvrm vrmPropertyViewer DB_RadioGroup(Group)(Pioneer) radp radqRadioGroup Slider(Microhelp) sldm sldmSlider Spinner(Microhelp) spnm spnmSpinner Spreadsheet(Microhelp) sprm sprmSpreadsheet Stretcher(Microhelp) strm strmStretcher Screen Saver(Microhelp) svrm svrmSaver Switcher(Microhelp) swtm swtmSwitcher Tag(Microhelp) tagm tagmListBox Timer(Microhelp) tmrm tmrmTimer ToolBar(Microhelp) tolm tolmToolBar Tree(Microhelp) trem tremTree Input(Microhelp) (Text) txtm inpmText DB_Text(Microhelp) txtp txtpText Vertical Scroll Bar(Microhelp) vsbm vsbmScroll DB_VScroll(Pioneer) vsbp vsbpScroll REFERENCESThe base list can also be found in the Programmers Guide under the Object Naming Conventions Section.
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