Flash MX Naming Conventions: by Type | by Prefix
Updated: June 4, 2005
This document is intended to assist in the development of naming conventions for Flash MX. Below is a table that contains a list of name types and/or data types and a column for a three-letter prefix to be used as the convention in Flash MX (in order to take advantage of MX’s context sensitive “inspector”).
PREFIX |
TYPE |
EXAMPLE |
| bln | Boolean | blnDirX |
| btn | Button | btnStim0 |
| clr | Color (object) | clrClownNose |
| cls | Class | clsStuff |
| ctr | Counter | ctrStim |
| dte | Date | dteLastMod |
| fnc | Function | fncProgIndLaunch |
| icr | Increment | icrStim (i.e., used in for loops) |
| idx | Index | idxStim |
| mth | Method | mthHoseClip |
| mvc | Movie Clip | mvcProgIndChar |
| nbr | Number | nbrCorrectClicks |
| ojt | Object | ojtText |
| prm | Parameter | prmTarget (used for passed parameters of unknown data-type) |
| qty | Quantity | qtyTiming |
| que | Queue | queIinstruct |
| rfc | Reference | rfcClip |
| rra | Array | rraStimSet |
| snd | Sound | sndSqueak |
| stg | String | stgUserName |
| tfd | Textfield | tfdStim0 |
| tfm | Text Format | tfmDisplay |
| xml | XML | xmlData |
| xsk | XML Socket | xskWhatever |