Naming Conventions for GUI elements
|
Component Type |
Naming Prefix |
Example |
|
JButton |
btn |
btnClickMe |
|
JCheckBox |
chk |
chkTaxable |
|
JRadioButton |
rad |
radChoice |
|
ButtonGroup |
grp |
grpCoffeeType |
|
JToggleButton |
tgl |
tglSelected |
|
JComboBox |
cbo |
cboDropDown |
|
JLabel |
lbl |
lblLastName |
|
JTextField |
txt |
txtEntryField |
|
JTextArea |
txt |
txtEntryArea |
|
JTextPane |
txt |
txtEntryBox |
|
JList |
lst |
lstChoiceList |
|
JScrollPane |
scr |
scrHorizontalScrollPane |
|
JMenu |
mnu |
mnuFileMenu |
|
JSeparator |
sep |
sepSeparator1 |
If you don’t see a prefix
for the GUI widget you want to use, please suggest one to me by email
[azs@bu.edu] and I’ll add it to the list.