How to name variables and functions?

[GzwqM4Gy]

Hi everyone!

I'm new here (and a C++ beginner), and by that I would like to ask a simple first question; when naming variables and functions, is it better to begin with a lowercase letter than a uppercase letter? - In C#, I've heard that it is better to name a variable with a lowercase letter in the beginning, like newCar.

[Peter87]

There are many different naming conventions. Only you can tell which one to use based on your personal preference, what you are used to, etc. If you work in a team, do as the others do.

Personally I always start function and variable names with lower case letter. Upper case letters I use for types.

[EddieV223]

A good nameing convention is as follows

class MyClass

void MyClass::MyFunc();

MyClass myLocalVar;
myLocalVar.MyFunc();

[Zephilinox]

I do it this way

class MyClass //etc

void MyClass::myFunc(int supah){}

MyClass MyLocalClass;
int supahSauce = 0;
MyLocalClass.myFunc(supahSauce);

[GzwqM4Gy]

Thanks a lot! :)

[Framework]

Beware! Identifiers that contain 2 consecutive underscores are reserved for the implementation, and identifiers that end in "_t" are reserved for Unix implementations. In addition, identifiers that begin with a single underscore are reserved for library implementations.

_Wazzak