From: "Volkmann, Mark" Date: 2002-10-11T00:20:41+09:00 Subject: Re: Too Many Underscores? This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C27070.50D8AAA0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I haven't followed the discussion about new syntax for private variables very closely, but I don't like the idea of using leading underscores for them. I apologize if this has already been suggested and rejected, but ... What about preceding them with a pound sign? You could say that the # represents being "behind bars", "in prison" and "locked away from the rest of the world". *********************************************************************************** WARNING: All e-mail sent to and from this address will be received or otherwise recorded by the A.G. Edwards corporate e-mail system and is subject to archival, monitoring or review by, and/or disclosure to, someone other than the recipient. ************************************************************************************ ------_=_NextPart_001_01C27070.50D8AAA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: Too Many Underscores?

I haven't followed the discussion about new syntax for pr= ivate variables very closely, but I don't like the idea of using leading un= derscores for them.  I apologize if this has already been suggested an= d rejected, but ...

What about preceding them with a pound sign?  You co= uld say that the # represents being "behind bars", "in priso= n" and "locked away from the rest of the world".



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