From: William Djaja Tjokroaminata Date: 2002-10-11T00:35:14+09:00 Subject: Re: Too Many Underscores? Mmmm... and then how are we going to distinguish them from comments? Bill ========================================================================= Volkmann, Mark wrote: > 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".