# Actionscript 2.0 naming conventions

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-2-0-naming-conventions/40556>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 19, 2004, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-2-0-naming-conventions/40556 "2004-01-19T23:13:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![potamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4bbf92/32.png) [@potamus](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/potamus)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2004, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/actionscript-2-0-naming-conventions/40556/1 "2004-01-19T23:13:07Z")

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Hello all,  
just playing around w/ AS 2.0 classes… When I implement the implicit get/set methods I was annoyed to discover the following quirk. Consider the following class:

[AS]  
class Shape {  
private var height:Number = 5;

```
public function Shape() {
}

public function get height():Number {
	return height;
}

public function set height( h:Number ) {
	height = h;
}

```

}  
[/AS]

The parser pukes on me saying: \<The same member name may not be repeated more than once.\>

So… I modify the class member variable names like the following, annoying!

[AS]  
class Shape {  
private var height\_member:Number = 5;

```
public function Shape() {
}

public function get height():Number {
	return height_member;
}

public function set height( h:Number ) {
	height_member = h;
}

```

}  
[/AS]

My question… assuming I have to have two separate names to use utilize the implicit get/set methods, is there a naming convention for private class member variables that distinguishes them from their reference in public domain? Something like the xxxx\_mc for movie clips.

Thanks!

potamus.