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[nimdays]

I don't know, but similar name doesn't throw warning or error.

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type a
    as integer b,c
end type

dim as a a
a.b = 10
a.c = 20

dim as a ptr ap = @a
?ap->b
?ap->c

ap->b = 30
ap->c = 40

?a.b
?a.c

sleep


Thanks.

[sancho3]

Do you think there should be a warning?
It seems to me that it is a feature of the compiler to be able to correctly distinguish between the two.
Everything works as expected in your sample code and there could be no way that you meant for the code to do anything else.
Also if I remember correctly C# allows this, and Python as well.

[nimdays]

Do you think there should be a warning?
It seems to me that it is a feature of the compiler to be able to correctly distinguish between the two.
Everything works as expected in your sample code and there could be no way that you meant for the code to do anything else.
Also if I remember correctly C# allows this, and Python as well.

Thanks, A bit curious about this one.

[fxm]

This is allowed as long as the UDT does not have a member procedure or member field initializer, but I do not recommend declaring two different entities with the same name.

[nimdays]

This is allowed as long as the UDT does not have a member procedure or member field initializer, but I do not recommend declaring two different entities with the same name.

Thanks, I'll use different name next time.

[Tourist Trap]

Thanks, I'll use different name next time.

Hi,
from my side I'm using a convention that helps me knowing at one glance what is the familly of names I'm using.

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type A
   as integer _a
end type

dim a as A
a._a => 9

But you can follow fxm advices, they are valuable. Anyway, having a strong convention of naming helped me writing relatively long code without error.

For pointers I would append Ptr to the name:

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dim as A ptr    aPtr

[SARG]

Hi,

A month ago I found that about naming guidelines. Could be usefull :
http://www.sourceformat.com/standard/as ... ADING1-779

There is also a page about comments :
http://www.sourceformat.com/standard/as ... ADING1-645

[nimdays]

@Tourist Trap, Thanks for the advice.
@SARG, Thanks for the guideline.

For function name, Usually i use something like "Is_func" than "IsFunc"

[Tourist Trap]

Hi nimdays, you are welcome. To continue on the steps of SARG's comment, I would propose you if you re interested this tutorial of mine, written some monthes ago when I tried to explore the question of naming in FB. fxm has answered there so there are some interesting advices, at least from him ;)
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