Typically _ was used with same names, so: _selectedIndex could be the private, and the getter:
public function get selectedIndex To me, publics should just be normal vanilla, and the class should handle those details, consitently. For more info: http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/flash/articles/as_bestpractices.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Manish Jethani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <flexcoders@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 1:39 PM Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Development of components with AS On 5/16/05, dave buhler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What's common usage for variables with underscores in a class > architecture? > > __variable vs _variable vs variable? I hope I'm getting this right... somebody correct me if I'm wrong: 1. Double underscore for private variables holding values for public properties. For example selectedIndex is internally stored in __selectedIndex and then wrapped into a getter-setter pair. 2. Single underscore for other private variables. 3. No underscore for public variables (although if a variable does not have an underscore it's not necessarily public, so there's some inconsistency here). I haven't seen any document on these conventions (but that's most probably my fault). Also things are likely to change in the future, so I wouldn't rely on these naming conventions for my own classes. Personally, I think only #1 above really makes sense (i.e. I don't see why _measuredPreferredWidth couldn't be just measuredPreferredWidth). Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
