$firstName is the most readable.. for variables. does anybody have negative thoughts on using the same naming format for method/function and for class names? i guess it's worth sharing! many thanks! ~viraj On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 3:02 PM, Ashley Sheridan <ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, 2010-07-27 at 10:10 +0200, Jordan Jovanov wrote: > >> Hello Everybody >> >> I start to write PHP script and all veritable a defined without some >> rules. I want to ask to you somebody know how is correct do different >> some variable. >> Like from next three variable who is correct: >> $firstname $FirstName $firstName $first_name etc. >> >> I know that from this variable can work all, but i want to know how is >> use in company. >> Do you have some standard for defined the variable in program language? >> (like ISO9001, ISO14001) >> >> Best Regard, >> Jordan Jovanov >> > > > There is no enforced standard on how you define your variable names in > PHP. However, you should try and remain consistent with whichever way > you decide to use. Personally, I find the $firstName style the best of > the four examples you gave. It's easily readable when I look over code > at a later date, and slightly faster to type than $first_name (although > even if only by a mere fraction of a second!) > > Some existing codebases might use a particular method though, and if > you're working on a project with a team, then it really helps to all be > using the same convention of naming variables. > > At the end of the day, this is all down to preference, along with code > indentation and layout. > > Thanks, > Ash > http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
