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C# C# Objects Object-Oriented Programming Fields

Joe Whitehead
Joe Whitehead
2,179 Points
Posted by Joe Whitehead
Joe Whitehead
2,179 Points

Variable naming conventions

In the previous course, C# Basics, it was taught that variables use camelCase for their naming conventions and Methods/Classes will use PascalCase - yet in this example you have named your Width and Height variables in the Map class with PascalCase, using capital letters at the start. Is this a mistake or is there a difference in what variable naming convention you use when setting class variables to be accessed by other classes?

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Joe Whitehead
Joe Whitehead
2,179 Points
Joe Whitehead
Joe Whitehead
2,179 Points

So it seems if I was patient enough for 1 more video the tutor explains that Method and public instance variables should always begin with a capital letter. Although almost any other article/support forum I have looked at suggests it should all be camelCase for any variable.