Naming Conventions

The following naming conventions are used for the OpenMesh code:

Files:

• MyClass.cc for C++-Implementation of class MyClass
• MyClassT_impl.hh for Header only C++-Implementation of template class MyClass
• MyClass.hh for C++-Header of class MyClass

Classes:

• Class names start with a capital letter: MyClass
• Class templates end with T: MyClassTemplateT

Variables:

• One leading underscore for parameters in function-calls: _var
• One trailing underscore for member-variables: var_
• Two trailing underscores for static member-variables: var__

Functions:

• Words are separated by underscores: my_function()

Accessing members:

• To get the member xxx_ use const& xxx() const
• To set the member xxx_ use void set_xxx(arg)