About the default prefixes

Each type of control has a default prefix for its name. Table 11-1 lists the initial default prefix for each control in a window.

Table 11-1: Default prefixes for window control names

Control

Prefix

CheckBox

cbx_

CommandButton

cb_

DataWindow

dw_

DropDownListBox

ddlb_

EditMask

em_

Graph

gr_

GroupBox

gb_

HProgressBar

hpb_

HScrollBar

hsb_

HTrackBar

htb_

Line

ln_

ListBox

lb_

ListView

lv_

MultiLineEdit

mle_

NotificationBubble

nb_

Oval

ov_

Picture

p_

PictureHyperLink

phl_

PictureButton

pb_

PocketOutlookObjectManager

po_

RadioButton

rb_

Rectangle

r_

RoundRectangle

rr_

Signature

sig_

SingleLineEdit

sle_

StaticText

st_

StaticHyperLink

shl_

Tab

tab_

Toolbar

tlbr_

TreeView

tv_

User Object

uo_

VProgressBar

vpb_

VScrollBar

vsb_

VTrackBar

vtb_