Common Calling Conventions
This page identifies some common calling conventions that are shared by many GISDK functions.
Function names begin with a verb, except:
- Some functions that would begin with Create and that return the named object have the Create dropped; for example, what would be CreateCircle() is just Circle()
- Functions that would begin with Convert or Compute have that dropped as well; for example, what would be ConvertRealToInt() is just RealToInt()
- Boolean functions take the form of a declaration rather than a command, such as CoordInMap()
In addition, the following abbreviations are used:
| Term | Abbreviation |
| Integer | Int |
| Geography | Geo |
| Minimum | Min |
| Maximum | Max |
| Database | DB (for geographic files only) |
| Dialog Box | Dbox |
| Description | Desc |
| Information | Info |
For more information, see:
Passing Null to Represent a Default Value