I at one point used 0, I switched to underscore because... method/variable/field naming restrictions say it is not supported. I looked up the naming restrictions and found the following...
from: https://doc.4d.com/4Dv17R5/4D/17-R5/Identifiers.300-4128320.en.html • A name must begin with an alphabetic character or an underscore. • Thereafter, the name can include alphabetic characters, numeric characters, the space character, and the underscore character ("_"). • Commas, slashes, quotation marks, and colons are not allowed. • Periods (".") and brackets ("[ ]") are not allowed in table names, fields, methods, or variables when object notation is enabled. (see the Compatibility page) • Characters reserved for use as operators, such as * and +, are not allowed. • 4D ignores any trailing spaces. Hmmmmm..... there is either a problem with the documentation, or the 64bit report, or both. As Keisuke mentioned the underscore is used: "underscore prefixes are reserved for internal features, for plugins in particular." Chip On Mon, 19 Aug 2019 16:29:41 +0100, Narinder Chandi via 4D_Tech wrote: > We have used digits for years, e.g. 00MyMethod, 000MyMethod2, etc. I > haven't checked yet if digit prefixes for methods are still valid in > v17 though! > > Regards, > > Narinder Chandi, > ToolBox Systems Ltd. > -- > > -----Original Message----- > From: 4D_Tech <[email protected]> on behalf of 4D Tech > Mailing List <[email protected]> > Reply-To: 4D Tech Mailing List <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, 19 August 2019 at 16:27 > To: 4D Tech Mailing List <[email protected]> > Cc: Pat Bensky <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: _ as first character in Method Name [was 64 bit...] > > Hi Chip, > Yes, we've been doing that for years also ... and sometimes a dot, which > also is not allowed any more. > We've changed them all to "aa..." > > Pat > > On Mon, 19 Aug 2019 at 16:24, Chip Scheide via 4D_Tech > <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I use an underscore to start the name of methods which I want to > > 'float' to the top of the method list. > > I.E. _Conventions > > > > What allowed character(s) can I use instead? > > > > Thanks > > Chip > > > > On Sat, 17 Aug 2019 06:03:27 +0000, Keisuke Miyako via 4D_Tech wrote: > > > underscore prefixes are reserved for internal features, > > > for plugins in particular. > > > > > > in the past, they were used to auto-save 4D Write/View/Draw > plugin areas. > > > I don't know if there are any other plugins that take advantage of > > > the implicit association, > > > but to avoid unintended consequences, it's better to avoid > them if at > > > all possible. > > > > > > 2019/08/17 8:17、Chip Scheide via 4D_Tech > > > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>のメール: > > > - methods which start with Underscore are not allowed? > > > > > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************************** > > > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > > > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > > > Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > > > Unsub: mailto:[email protected] > > > > ********************************************************************** > > --------------- > > Gas is for washing parts > > Alcohol is for drinkin' > > Nitromethane is for racing > > ********************************************************************** > > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > > Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > > Unsub: mailto:[email protected] > > ********************************************************************** > > > > -- > ************************************************* > CatBase - Top Dog in Data Publishing > tel: +44 (0) 207 118 7889 > w: http://www.catbase.com > skype: pat.bensky > ************************************************* > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:[email protected] > ********************************************************************** > > > ********************************************************************** > 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) > Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html > Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech > Unsub: mailto:[email protected] > ********************************************************************** --------------- Gas is for washing parts Alcohol is for drinkin' Nitromethane is for racing ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
