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Asked: May 13, 20262026-05-13T19:27:09+00:00 2026-05-13T19:27:09+00:00

Variables in Android sources are prefixed with m , like mStream or mHeaderValueIndex .

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Variables in Android sources are prefixed with m, like mStream or mHeaderValueIndex. What’s the rationale behind Hungarian notation here?

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    2026-05-13T19:27:09+00:00Added an answer on May 13, 2026 at 7:27 pm

    The “m” is short for member. It’s just a way of letting you know you’re dealing with a class member variable. In other environments or programming languages, you might use an underscore prefix instead.

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