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What is the meaning of using single underscore in front of variable name
user name
 2006-11-28 11:45:57 

  


  

    
Hi folks,

What does this mean?

_url = 'http://api.google.com/search/beta2'
_namespace = 'urn:GoogleSearch'


Single underscore as a prefix in variable naming...?? whats it for??


Any idea..

Regards,
Asrarahmed 
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    What is the meaning of using single
underscore in front of variable name
  


  

     user name

     2006-11-28 11:50:48
  


  

    
On 11/28/06, Asrarahmed Kadri <ajkadrigooglemail.com> wrote:
> What does this mean?
>
> _url = 'http://api.google.
com/search/beta2'
> _namespace = 'urn:GoogleSearch'
>
> Single underscore as a prefix in variable naming...??
whats it for??

It means "private by convention" - see
<http://www.brunningonline.net/simon/blog/archi
ves/000528.html>.

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Cheers,
Simon B
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http://www.
brunningonline.net/simon/blog/
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