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02-13-2009, 03:41 PM	#1
johndeverall Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 2 Friends: 0	Something I've been curious about for a while... Why does android use the m prefix in the code so much? For example: mMapView = (MapView) findViewById(R.id.basic_map); Why mMapView instead of just mapView?? Last edited by johndeverall; 02-13-2009 at 03:43 PM..

02-13-2009, 04:11 PM	#2
Ageless Stranger Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 74 Friends: 1	It is a standard coding convention, the m stands for member, as in member of an object or class.

02-13-2009, 04:46 PM	#3
johndeverall Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 2 Friends: 0	Thanks for that. The m's are suddenly useful now. Cheers!

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