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About The Variable Naming Tutorial
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There are a lot of programmers that don't properly indicate what type of
variable they are using. The best way to make your code understandable for
others and yourself is to properly preceed your variables and objects with an
easy to understand prefix.
As a general rule (not always applied) it is best to prefix variables with a
single letter, and prefix objects with three letters. Just follow the chart
below.
This list is not an official prefix list. It's only a suggestion list using
naming conventions i was taught, as well as a few official Microsoft naming
conventions.
Variable Prefixes
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| Prefix | Variable Type |
| b | Boolean |
| c | Currency |
| d | Double |
| f | Single |
| i | Integer |
| l | Long |
| r | Short |
| s | String |
| t | Date or Time |
| v | Variant |
| y | Byte |
Object Type
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| Prefix | Object Type |
| btn | Button |
| cal | Calendar |
| cbo | ComboBox |
| chk | CheckBox |
| cmd | Command Button |
| dir | Directory ListBox |
| dlg | Common Dialog Box |
| drv | Drive Selector |
| dtp | Date Picker |
| fil | File ListBox |
| fra | Frame |
| frm | Form |
| ilt | ImageList |
| img | Image |
| lbl | Label |
| lst | ListBox |
| lvw | ListView |
| mnu | Menu Item |
| nud | NumericUpDown |
| obj | Object |
| opt | Radio (Option) Button |
| pic | Picture Box |
| prg | Progress Bar |
| sbr | StringBuilder |
| tkb | TrackBar |
| tmr | Timer Control |
| txt | TextBox |
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