VS control naming rules

VS control naming rules

 

Control naming rules

Type	Prefix	Example
AdRotator	Adrt	AdrtTopAd
Button	Btn	BtnSubmit
Calendar	Cal	CalMettingDates
CheckBox	Chk	ChkBlue
CheckBoxList	Chkl	Chklkavcolors
CompareValidator	Valc	ValcValidAge
CustomValidator	Valx	ValxDBCheck
DataGrid	Dgrd	DgrdTitles
DataList	Dlst	DlstTitles
DropDownList	Ddl	DdlCountries
HyperLink	Lnk	LnkDetails
Image	Img	ImgAuntBetty
ImageButton	Ibtn	IbtnSubmit
Label	Lbl	LblResults
LinkButton	Lbtn	LbtnSubmit
ListBox	Lst	LstCountries
Panel	Pnl	PnlForm2
PlaceHolder	Plh	PlhFormContents
RadioButton	Rad	RadFemale
RadioButtonList	Radl	RadlGender
RangeValidator	Valg	ValgAge
RegularExpression	Vale	ValeEmail_Validator
Repeater	Rpt	RptQueryResults
RequiredFieldValidator	Valr	ValrFirstName
Table	Tbl	TblCountryCodes
TableCell	Tblc	TblcGermany
TableRow	Tblr	TblrCountry
TextBox	Txt	TxtFirstName
ValidationSummary	Vals	ValsFormErrors
XML	Xmlc	XmlcTransformResults

ADO. NET Control naming rules

Type	Prefix	Example
Connection	Con	ConNorthwind
Command	Cmd	CmdReturnProducts
Parameter	Parm	ParmProductID
DataAdapter	Dad	DadProducts
DataReader	Dtr	DtrProducts
DataSet	Dst	DstNorthWind
DataTable	Dtbl	DtblProduct
DataRow	Drow	DrowRow98
DataColumn	Dcol	DcolProductID
DataRelation	Drel	DrelMasterDetail
DataView	Dvw	DvwFilteredProducts

Variable naming rules

Type	Prefix	Example
Array	Arr	ArrShoppingList
Boolean	Bln	BlnIsPostBack
Byte	Byt	BytPixelValue
Char	Chr	ChrDelimiter
DateTime	Dtm	DtmStartDate
Decimal	Dec	DecAverageHeight
Double	Dbl	DblSizeofUniverse
Integer	Int	IntRowCounter
Long	Lng	LngBillGatesIncome
Object	Obj	ObjReturnValue
Short	Shr	ShrAverage
Single	Sng	SngMaximum
String	Str	StrFirstName