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== Recommendations == | == Recommendations == | ||
It is recommended to write identifiers in camel-case-syntax. That means that all sub-words in the identifier are started with an upper-case character. | It is recommended to write identifiers in camel-case-syntax. That means that all sub-words in the identifier are started with an upper-case character. This makes identifiers better readable. | ||
'''Examples:''' | '''Examples:''' | ||
myCamelCaseIdentifier | myCamelCaseIdentifier | ||
Another but longer method is to split all sub-words with underscores. | |||
'''Examples:''' | |||
my_splitted_identifier | |||
[[Category: ArmA: Scripting]] | [[Category: ArmA: Scripting]] | ||
[[Category: Scripting Topics]] | [[Category: Scripting Topics]] | ||
Revision as of 00:46, 22 December 2006
An identifier is a name given to a variable that the scripter can choose: It is the name that identifies the variable.
Rules
Binding rules for identifiers:
- Identifiers may consist of any ASCII characters (a-z, A-Z), numbers (0-9) and underscores (_)
- Identifiers must not start with a number (f.i. "9myVariable")
- Identifiers of local variables must start with an underscore
Examples of valid identifiers:
myVariable1 _localVariable95 _23Variable
Examples of invalid identifiers:
123Variable 9_vA#riable _this&variable
Recommendations
It is recommended to write identifiers in camel-case-syntax. That means that all sub-words in the identifier are started with an upper-case character. This makes identifiers better readable.
Examples:
myCamelCaseIdentifier
Another but longer method is to split all sub-words with underscores.
Examples:
my_splitted_identifier