Nomenclature: what changed
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Title: Nomenclature
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| 1 | + | - properties should not start with a verb, but with a noun | |
| 2 | + | - methods should start with a verb | |
| 3 | + | - method names "GetFoo" are reserved for property "Foo" getters | |
| 4 | + | - method names "SetFoo" are reserved for property "Foo" setters | |
| 5 | + | - method names "DoFoo" are reserved for calling event "OnFoo" | |
| 6 | + | - suggestion: use "UpdateFoo" instead of "DoSetFoo" to update certain characteristics or to make some assertion valid | |
| 7 | + | - event properties should be named On.... starting with an adjective, then verb, then a noun (some are optional): like OnFilterRecord, OnPostError, OnDblClick (adjective to verb first) | |
| 8 | + | - notifications for TControl decendants should be named CNxxx | |
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| 10 | + | --- | |
| 11 | + | *From the Free Pascal wiki, page "Nomenclature", as it stood on 2013-07-23 after a change by Jwdietrich, out of the wiki's dump of 2024-05-26. Copyright stays with the author who wrote it, according to the old wiki's [[Licensing]] page. If you have concerns about this material, [message the admin](/wiki-contact).* | |
| 12 | + | Category: Coding style | |
| 13 | + | Category: FPC | |
| 14 | + | Category: Lazarus |