Re: _ in front of field name
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 18902
interpreted = N
texte = At 13:31 Uhr 15.07.1998, Sue Ann Sanders wrote:>What is the significance of a _ in front of the field names within a>form? I believe this was done automatically when I used the database>helper.?It is a good idea to have a naming convention to avoid equal names forfields and WebCat commands. Imagine you name a field of your form datefor the birthday. If you ask for this field on the following page, youwrite for example:Since you are born on [date] you are too old...In this case WebCat will NOT insert the form field but todays date because[date] is a command!So, if you name all form fields and variables according to such a namingconvention, you will never make a similar mistake. That is why you seeoften names like [_date], [v.email] or similar in the code of other people.Peter__________________________________________Peter Ostry - po@ostry.com - www.ostry.comOstry & Partner - Ostry Internet SolutionsAuhofstrasse 29 A-1130 Vienna Austriafon ++43-1-8777454 fax ++43-1-8777454-21
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At 13:31 Uhr 15.07.1998, Sue Ann Sanders wrote:>What is the significance of a _ in front of the field names within a>form? I believe this was done automatically when I used the database>helper.?It is a good idea to have a naming convention to avoid equal names forfields and WebCat commands. Imagine you name a field of your form datefor the birthday. If you ask for this field on the following page, youwrite for example:Since you are born on
[date] you are too old...In this case WebCat will NOT insert the form field but todays date because
[date] is a command!So, if you name all form fields and variables according to such a namingconvention, you will never make a similar mistake. That is why you seeoften names like [_date], [v.email] or similar in the code of other people.Peter__________________________________________Peter Ostry - po@ostry.com - www.ostry.comOstry & Partner - Ostry Internet SolutionsAuhofstrasse 29 A-1130 Vienna Austriafon ++43-1-8777454 fax ++43-1-8777454-21
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