Naming Code for MFC, handle, control and structure of Hungarian nomenclature
Windows type
Sample variable
MFC class
Sample variable
HWnd
HWnd;
CWND *
PWND;
HDLG
HDLG;
CDIALOG *
PDLG;
HDC
HDC;
CDC *
PDC;
HgDiobj
HgDiobj;
CGDIObject *
PgDiobj;
HPEN
HPEN
CPEN *
Ppen;
Hbrush
Hbrush;
CBRUSH *
PBRUSH;
Hfont
HFont;
Cfont *
PFont;
Hbitmap
Hbitmap;
CBitmap *
Pbitmap;
HPALETTE
HPALTTE;
CPALETTE *
PPALETTE;
HRGN
HRGN;
CRGN *
PRGN;
Hmenu
HMENU;
Cmenu *
PMenu;
HWnd
HCTL;
CState *
PState;
HWnd
HCTL;
CButton *
Pbutton;
HWnd
HCTL;
Cedit *
Pedit;
HWnd
HCTL;
Clistbox *
Plistbox;
HWnd
HCTL;
CCOMBOBOX *
PCOMBOBOX;
HWnd
HCTL;
Cscrollbar *
Pscrollbar;
HSZ
Hszstr;
Cstring
PSTR;
Point
PT;
Cpoint
PT;
Size
Size;
CSIZE
Size;
RECT
RECT;
CRECT
RECT;
General prefix naming specification
Prefix
Types of
Example
C
Class or structure
CDocument, CprintInfo
M_
Member variables
m_pdoc, m_ncustomers
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Variable naming specification
Prefix
Types of
description
Example
CH
charr
8-bit character
Chgrade
CH
TCHAR
If _unicode definition is 16 characters
Chname
b
Bool
Boolean value
Benable
n
int
Integer (whose size is dependent on the operating system)
NLENGTH
n
Uint
No symbol value (whose size is dependent on the operating system)
NHEight
w
Word
16-bit no sign
WPOS
l
Long
32-bit symbolic integer
Loffset
DW
DWORD
32-bit unsigned integer
DwRange
p
*
pointer
PDOC
LP
Far *
Far pointer
lpszname
LPSZ
LPSTR
32-bit string pointer
lpszname
LPSZ
LPCSTR
32-bit constant string pointer
lpszname
LPSZ
LPCTSTR
If _Unicode definition, 32-bit constant string pointer
lpszname
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Handle
Windows object handle
HWnd
lpfn
Callback
Point far pointer to the Callback function
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Application symbol naming specification
Prefix
Symbol type
Example
range
IDR_
Different types of multiple resource sharing identifies
IDR_MAIINFRAME
1 ~ 0x6FFF
IDD_
Dialog Box Resources IDD_SPELL_CHECK
1 ~ 0x6FFF
HIDD_
Help context of dialog resources
Hidd_spell_check
0x20001 ~ 0x26FF
IDB_
Bitmap resources
IDB_COMPANY_LOGO
1 ~ 0x6FFF
IDC_
Cursor resources
IDC_PENCIL
1 ~ 0x6FFF
IDI_
Icon resource
IDI_NOTEPAD
1 ~ 0x6FFF
ID_
Command from the menu item or toolbar
ID_Tools_Spelling
0x8000 ~ 0xDFFF
HID_
Command Help context
HID_TOOLS_SPELING
0x18000 ~ 0x1DFFF
IDP_
Message box prompt
IDP_INVALID_PARTNO
8 ~ 0xdeef
HIDP_
Message box Help context
HIDP_INVALID_PARTNO
0x30008 ~ 0x3Deff
IDS_
String resources
IDS_COPYRIGHT
1 ~ 0x7eef
IDC_
Controls in the dialog
IDC_Recalc
8 ~ 0xdeef
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Microsoft MFC Macro Name Specification
name
Types of
_AFXDLL
Unique Dynamic Link Library (DLL) version
_Alpha
Compile only the Dec Alpha processor
_Debug
Including debugging version of diagnosis
_MBCS
Compile multibyte character set
_Unicode
Open Unicode in an application
AFXAPI
Function provided by MFC
Callback
Function by pointer callback
Library identifier nomenclature
Identifier
Value and meaning
U
ANSI (N) or Unicode (U)
di
Debug or release: d = debug; ignore the identifier is issued.
Static library version naming specification
Library
description
NAFXCWD.LIB
Debug version: MFC static connection library
NAFXCW.LIB
Release: MFC Static Library
UAFXCWD.LIB
Debug version: MFC static connection library supported by Unicode
UAFXCW.LIB
Release: MFC static connection library supported by Unicode
Dynamic connection library naming specification
name
Types of
_AFXDLL
Unique Dynamic Connection Library (DLL) version
WinAPI
Functions provided by Windows
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New naming specification in Windows.h
Types of
Definition description
WinAPI
Using the FAR Pascal location in the API declaration, if you are writing a DLL with an exporting API population point, you can use this type in your own API.
Callback
Location using the FAR Pascal in the application callback routine, such as the window and dialog
LPCSTR
As with LPSTR, only LPCSTR is used to read only string pointers, which defines similar (Const Char Far *)
Uint
The portable non-symbolic integer type, its size is determined by the host environment (for Windows NT and Windows 9x 32); it is synonymous with unsigned int
LRESULT
Window program returns the type of value
Lparam
Declare the type used by LPARAM, LPARAM is the fourth parameter of the window program
WPARAM
Declare the type used by WPARAM, WPARAM is the third parameter of the window program
LPVOID
General pointer type, with (void *), can be used instead of LPSTR
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