Object Naming Conventions
When naming objects, use the following recommended format.
PrefixObjectName
Parameters
Prefix
Specifies characters that indicate the associated object.The following table lists suggested values for Prefix.
Prefix
Object
Example
chk
CheckBox
chkReadOnly
col
Collection
colFormObjects
cbo
ComboBox
cboEnglish
cmd
CommandButton
cmdCancel
cmg
CommandGroup
cmgChoices
cnt
Container
cntMoverList
ctl
Control
ctlFileList
cur
Cursor
curRecordsReturned
cad
CursorAdapter
cadInventory
<user-defined>
Custom
user-defined
dte
DataEnvironment
dteSalesForm
edt
EditBox
edtTextArea
frm
Form
frmFileOpen
frs
FormSet
frsDataEntry
grd
Grid
grdPrices
grc
Column
grcCurrentPrice
grh
Header
grhTotalInventory
hpl
HyperLink
hplHomeURL
img
Image
imgIcon
lbl
Label
lblHelpMessage
lin
Line
linVertical
lst
ListBox
lstPolicyCodes
olb
OLEBoundControl
olbObject1
ole
OLE
oleObject1
opt
OptionButton
optFrench
opg
OptionGroup
opgType
pag
Page
pagDataUpdate
pgf
PageFrame
pgfLeft
prj
ProjectHook
prjBuildAll
rel
Relation
relCustomerRelation
rpt
ReportListener
rptListener1
sep
Separator
sepToolSection1
shp
Shape
shpCircle
spn
Spinner
spnValues
txt
TextBox
txtGetText
tmr
Timer
tmrAlarm
tbr
ToolBar
tbrEditReport
xad
XMLAdapter
xadRemoteXMLData
xfd
XMLField
xfdPrices
xtb
XMLTable
xtbInventory
ObjectName
Specifies the name of the object.
Example
The following example illustrates how the letters "cmd" indicate that the cmdCancel object is a CommandButton control:
cmdCancel
See Also
Concepts
Reference
Table Field Naming Conventions