What does a "k" prefix on a variable mean?

[Joseph Nardone]

Hi:
I have the pleasure of debugging some code produced by a large development house. They have a bunch of variables with a "k" prefix. What is that normally used for? most (maybe all) are external strings.
Thanks,
Joseph

[Duncan C]

Originally Posted by Joseph Nardone

Hi:
I have the pleasure of debugging some code produced by a large development house. They have a bunch of variables with a "k" prefix. What is that normally used for? most (maybe all) are external strings.
Thanks,
Joseph

There is a convention of putting k in front of constants "konstants", if you will. Frequently they are created using a #define compiler directive rather than a variable, although not always.

[Joseph Nardone]

Originally Posted by Duncan C

There is a convention of putting k in front of constants "konstants", if you will. Frequently they are created using a #define compiler directive rather than a variable, although not always.

Thanks for the quick reply.