CS440 Hungarian Notation

Variable = prefix + basetype + qualifier
Function = return basetype (in caps) + qualifier


Prefixes               Basetypes                     Qualifiers
p - pointer            f - boolean flag              First - 1st element in a set
lp - long pointer      ch - single byte character    Last - last element in a set
hp - huge pointer      w16 - signed min word size    Min - always 1st actual element
rg - array             w32 -                         Mic - current 1st element
i - index              b8  - signed min byte size    Max - upper limit (not valid value)
c - count              u16 - usigned min word size   Mac - current upper limit in a set
d - difference         u32 -                         Sav - temporarily saved value
h - handle             r - single precision real     T - temporary value quickly disposed of
g - global variable    d - double precision real     Src - a source operand
s - static variable    bit - single bit              Dest - a destination operand
                       v - void
                       st - Pascal-type string
                       sz - null terminated string

                       w - signed word where size doesn't matter
                       u - unsigned word where size doesn't matter
  
                    
Examples of variable and function names:

pch - pointer to a character
ich - index into a character array
rgsz - array of null terminated strings
pszSrc - pointer to a zero terminated source string
cch - count of characters
FGetTokens - boolean function returning token pointers
puMic - pointer to the current first element (pointer is unsigned and size doesn't matter)


Examples of code:

String Copy:
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void VStrCpy (char *pszSrc, char *pszDest)
{
  while (*pszDest++ = *pszSrc++);
}


Free elements on a linked list:
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void VFreeList (NodePtr *puList)
{
  NodePtr puFirst = *puList,
          puT;

  for (; puFirst != NULL; puFirst = puT)
  {
    puT = puFirst->puNext;
    free (*puFirst);
  }
  
  puList = NULL;
}