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Doubt with C++ file name prefixes
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I'm currently writing a small game engine and I've downloaded the Irrlicht source code to take some tricks in the design but I have a question... why use some prefixes in the file names and what they stands for? example:
CGUIEditBox.cpp
CGUIFont.h
CXMLWriter.h
IDepthBuffer.h
I also saw this practice in several books related to this matter, but no one explains why they do that.
I already know that the "I" prefix mean "Interface" but I don't have idea of what the "C" means.
Is that a common practice in software development?
How can I use it correctly?
Thanks.
CGUIEditBox.cpp
CGUIFont.h
CXMLWriter.h
IDepthBuffer.h
I also saw this practice in several books related to this matter, but no one explains why they do that.
I already know that the "I" prefix mean "Interface" but I don't have idea of what the "C" means.
Is that a common practice in software development?
How can I use it correctly?
Thanks.
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The 'C' just means C-language.
>>Is that a common practice in software development?
No. Microsoft coders like to use such prefixes in their classes/structures, but not in filenames.
>>Is that a common practice in software development?
No. Microsoft coders like to use such prefixes in their classes/structures, but not in filenames.
Don't PM me with questions -- you might get a nasty PM in response. If you have a question then post it in one of the forums.
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Just a wild guess.
CGUIEditBox
C - c language?
GUI - graphical user interface
EditBox - edit box
CGUIFont
C - c language ?
GUI - graphical user interface
Font - font
CXMLWriter
C - c language ?
XML - Extensible Markup Language
Writer - writer
CGUIEditBox
C - c language?
GUI - graphical user interface
EditBox - edit box
CGUIFont
C - c language ?
GUI - graphical user interface
Font - font
CXMLWriter
C - c language ?
XML - Extensible Markup Language
Writer - writer
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