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Hungarian Notation ? Basic Order: [Prefix]-[BaseTag]-Name-[Suffix] ? [Prefix]: m_ non-static class data members [ compound ] s_ static data ( module/function scope ) [ compound ] sm_ static class data members [ compound ] g_ global variable [ compound ] ? [BaseTag]: p pointers [compound ] pv pointer to a void argument pp pointer to a pointer ref references [ compound ] rg array [ compound ] c count of items h HANDLE, abstract pointer hr HRESULT b BOOL / bool or other flag bt BYTE (unsigned char) v void ch char/TCHAR s short(16 bits) i int l long(32 bits) w WORD (unsigned short) dw DWORD (unsigned long) u any unsigned [ compound ] ui UINT ul ULONG us USHORT f float d double sz CHAR *, string (both null terminated and CString) wsz WCHAR*, Unicode string tsz TCHAR*, Flexible Unicode bstr BSTR/ bstr_t var VARIANT/variant_t e enum variable or parameter vec vector mat Matrix lst list ? [Suffix]: _c constant _t suffix for any type ( including enum’s) ? Remark. -- Compound means the prefix or suffix is typically used in combination with additional notations. Combine prefixes in the order reference/pointerarraymodifertype. -- There is one notable case where Hungarian usually does not add to the readability of code and that is code doing mathematical computations. In this case, simple names such as x, y, z, i, j, k, etc. can be easier to read and are totally acceptable. Certain abbreviations have become standard abbreviation Word src Source dst Destination rc Rectangle quad Quadrilateral pt Point tx Text ptr Pointer stat Status or state cmd Command id Identifier wnd Window btn Button sel Select or Selection Member Function Names We highly recommend using the following standard prefixes for member function names. Function prefix Type of function F… Query operations that return a bool Get… Gets a property. Set… or Put… Sets a property. Create…Dup… Creates or duplicates a C++ object. Use