About the default prefixes

Each type of control has a default prefix for its name. Table 12-1 lists the initial default prefix for each control (note that there is no prefix for a window).

**Table 12-1: Default prefixes for window control names**
Control	Prefix
Animation	am_
CheckBox	cbx_
CommandButton	cb_
DataWindow	dw_
DatePicker	dp_
DropDownListBox	ddlb_
DropDownPictureListBox	ddplb_
EditMask	em_
Graph	gr_
GroupBox	gb_
HProgressBar	hpb_
HScrollBar	hsb_
HTrackBar	htb_
InkEdit	ie_
InkPicture	ip_
Line	ln_
ListBox	lb_
ListView	lv_
MonthCalendar	mc_
MultiLineEdit	mle_
OLE 2.0	ole_
Oval	ov_
Picture	p_
PictureHyperLink	phl_
PictureButton	pb_
PictureListBox	plb_
RadioButton	rb_
Rectangle	r_
RichTextEdit	rte_
RoundRectangle	rr_
SingleLineEdit	sle_
StaticText	st_
StaticHyperLink	shl_
Tab	tab_
TreeView	tv_
User Object	uo_
VProgressBar	vpb_
VScrollBar	vsb_
VTrackBar	vtb_