[TYPO3-50-general] Common namings for variables with path-content

Ingmar Schlecht ingmar at typo3.org
Wed Jan 14 14:51:59 CET 2009


Hi Robert,

Robert Lemke wrote:
> I suggest the following wording:
> 
>  - "path"
> 
>    Usually an absolute path in special cases relative. A path leads to
>    directories and files and is used as a prefix. It always ends with
>    a trailing slash.
> 
>    Example:
>       "/usr/local/foo/bar/" is the path leading to the file
> "/usr/local/foo/bar/baz.txt"
> 
>    To clearify the value, also "absolutePath" or "relativePath" can be
> used.
> 
>  - "directoryName"
> 
>    Name of a directory, without slashes.
> 
>    Example:
>       "foo", "bar"
> 
>  - "fileName"
> 
>    Name of a file, including extension
> 
>    Example:
>        "myCrazy_weird.file.txt"

I agree with all of your suggestions, but what's missing is a name for
"filename with path".

So how would you call "/path/to/the/file.php". Would it be a "filePath"?

cheers
Ingmar

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Ingmar Schlecht
TYPO3 Core Developer


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