Re: [boost] Warning policy? local variable hides (i.e. shadows) global variable

Subject: Re: [boost] Warning policy? local variable hides (i.e. shadows) global variable
From: Olaf van der Spek (ml_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-01-15 10:09:26

On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Beman Dawes <bdawes_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> A lot of the warnings involve function argument names. Should we have
> a guideline to prevent shadow warnings?  A convention for argument
> names would make it easier to submit pull requests. Possible
> guidelines:
>
> * Prefix function argument names with "a_". Rationale: The "m_" prefix
> for member names has been a success.
> * Suffix function argument names with "_". Rationale: Short and less
> distracting than "m_" prefix.
>
> Thoughts?

The "_" suffix is used for member names too.

-- 
Olaf