VS.NET 2003 Control Naming Specification
Type Prefix Example Array arr arrShoppingList Boolean bln blnIsPostBack Byte byt bytPixelValue Char chr chrDelimiter DateTime dtm dtmStartDate Decimal dec decAverageHeight Double dbl dblSizeofUniverse Integer int intRowCounter Long lng lngBillGatesIncome Object obj objReturnValue Short shr shrAverage Single sng sngMaximum String str strFirstName
WebControls Type Prefix Example AdRotator adrt adrtTopAd Button btn btnSubmit Calendar cal calMettingDates CheckBox chk chkBlue CheckBoxList chkl chklFavColors CompareValidator valc valcValidAge CustomValidator valx valxDBCheck DataGrid dgrd dgrdTitles DataList dlst dlstTitles DropDownList drop dropCountries HyperLink lnk lnkDetails Image img imgAuntBetty ImageButton ibtn ibtnSubmit Label lbl lblResults LinkButton lbtn lbtnSubmit ListBox lst lstCountries Panel pnl pnlForm2 PlaceHolder plh plhFormContents RadioButton rad radFemale RadioButtonList radl radlGender RangeValidator valg valgAge RegularExpression vale valeEmail_Validator Repeater rpt rptQueryResults RequiredFieldValidator valr valrFirstName Table tbl tblCountryCodes TableCell tblc tblcGermany TableRow tblr tblrCountry TextBox txt txtFirstName ValidationSummary vals valsFormErrors XML xmlc xmlcTransformRes ULTS
