The Natural Language Naming Convention

Forms

The names of forms shall describe the purpose or contents of the form and end with a string that describes the type of the form.

Login_Dialog
Main_Switchboard
Website_Info_Form

Controls

Control names should begin with the name of the field or a word descriptive of the designated contents and end with the type of the control. When using third party controls, use the manufacturer's name for the type of control as the extension for your specific control.

Person_ID_TextBox
OK_Button
Filename_ListBox
Martial_Status_ComboBox
Strategy_SpreadSheet
Main_Data_Control
Ugly_Mother_CheckBox
Account_Type_DBCombo

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