A.23 Naming conventions
Naming conventions are used so that it is easier to keep the
nature of an object in mind.
| Object/property type | Naming convention | Examples |
|---|
| Keywords | aaaa | \score, \addlyrics |
| Music functions and shortcuts | aaaa or aaaaAaaaAaaa | \time, \stemUp |
| Markup functions | aaaa or aaaa-aaaa-aaaa | \bold, \with-dimensions |
| Paper variables | aaaa or aaaa-aaaa-aaaa | indent, page-breaking |
| Music expressions | Aaaa or AaaaAaaaAaaa | NoteEvent, SequentialMusic |
| Music classes | aaaa or aaaa-aaaa-aaaa | note-event, rhythmic-event |
| Music properties | aaaa or aaaa-aaaa-aaaa | force-accidental, iterator-ctor |
| Contexts | Aaaa or AaaaAaaaAaaa | Staff, GrandStaff |
| Context properties | aaaa or aaaaAaaaAaaa | stanza, instrumentName |
| Engravers | Aaaa_engraver or Aaaa_aaaa_aaaa_engraver | Clef_engraver, Note_heads_engraver |
| Layout Objects | Aaaa or AaaaAaaaAaaa | Slur, NoteHead |
| Layout Object Properties | aaa or aaa-aaa-aaa | direction, beam-thickness |
| Interfaces | aaa-aaa-interface | grob-interface, break-aligned-interface |
| Scheme functions defined in Guile | aaaa or aaaa-aaaa-aaaa | map, for-each |
| Scheme functions defined in LilyPond | ly:aaaa or ly:aaaa-aaaa-aaaa or
aaaa or aaaa-aaaa-aaaa
1 | ly:round-filled-box, music-map |