[Core] small letters in the source code?

[Maspalio]

Hi,

Another question if someone around knows. What means the unique letters in words like bSecretRoll, sType, aDice, rRoll, aAddMod, nMod?

I Mean, what does "s", "a", "b", "n" letters refers to? Is it a plain arbitrary choice or is it a meaning to them?

Thanks a lot.

[Moon Wizard]

It's a notation called camel case that is used by some programmers to denote the "data type" of a variable without having to look up the definition. Lua is a loosely typed language, so any variable can have any type. However, in this case, the programmer has included these prefixes to give a hint about what data type is expected.

b = boolean
n = number
s = string
a = table (or array)
v = variable (unknown or variable data type)

Regards,
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[Maspalio]

Very helpful, thanks.

[phantomwhale]

Known in computer science as Hungarian Notation - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_notation

[dulux-oz]

It's actually a very "good" style or practice to use - and is generally a sign of a professional coder versus an amateur.

It also helps in the practice of "self-documenting code'", another very good habit to get into.