Re: What names can be used?
On 2007-10-31 19:50, Michael Bell wrote:
I am learning C++ and I have just got onto classes.
I use Borland Builder 5
I was under the impression that you could give your variables any name
you liked, eg :-
NumbaOne
FatHarry
PagePeg
-: but I was astonished to discover, by trial and error, that if
you create a class like this :-
class ShipType
{
protected:
DeckType MethodName(void);
.
.
etc
then the ending "-Type" was compulsory, if you don't use the ending
-"Type", then it won't compile.
Is this really correct?
No, you can use about anything you like as an identifier as long as the
first character is a letter (note that the _ character is also
considered a letter but you should not use names that begins with an
underscore since they are in some situations reserved for the
implementation). There are also a number of special characters that can
not be used, but as long as you stick to letters and digits you should
be fine.
--
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