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<code>[[private]] _myVariableName = 5;</code> | <code>[[private]] _myVariableName = 5;</code> | ||
It is also recommended to prefix '''public variable identifiers''' with your [[OFPEC tags|tag]] in order to avoid any potential conflict between addons, scripts and missions: | It is also recommended to prefix '''public variable identifiers''' with '''your''' [[OFPEC tags|tag]] in order to avoid any potential conflict between addons, scripts and missions: | ||
<code>{{cc|<span style{{=}}"color: purple; font-weight: bold">Tag</span>_identifier}} | <code>{{cc|<span style{{=}}"color: purple; font-weight: bold">Tag</span>_identifier}} | ||
<span style="color: purple; font-weight: bold"> | <span style="color: purple; font-weight: bold">UNIQUETAG</span>_player = [[player]];</code> | ||
A less encountered naming format is separating all sub-words with underscores: | A less encountered naming format is separating all sub-words with underscores: | ||
Revision as of 16:56, 4 November 2019
An identifier is a name given to a variable that the scripter can choose: It is the name that identifies the variable.
Rules
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Binding rules for identifiers:
- Identifiers may consist of any ASCII text characters (a-z, A-Z), numbers (0-9) and underscores (_)
- Identifiers must not start with a number (e.g "9myVariable")
- Identifiers of local variables must start with an underscore
Recommendations
It is recommended to write private variable identifiers in camel case syntax. This makes identifiers more readable:
private _myVariableName = 5;
It is also recommended to prefix public variable identifiers with your tag in order to avoid any potential conflict between addons, scripts and missions:
// Tag_identifier
UNIQUETAG_player = player;
A less encountered naming format is separating all sub-words with underscores:
_my_variable_name = 5;