Coding guidelines
In general, your server behavior’s code should be compact and robust. Web application developers are very sensitive to the code added to their pages. Follow generally accepted coding practices for the document type’s language (ColdFusion, ASP.NET, JavaScript, VBScript, PHP, Visual Basic or Java). When writing comments, consider the different technical audiences that might need to understand the code, such as web and interaction designers, or other web application developers. Include comments that accurately describe the purpose of the code, and any special instructions for including it within a page
Error checking
An important requirement is error checking. The server behavior’s code
should handle error cases gracefully. Try to foresee every possibility. For
example, what if a parameter request fails? What if no records are returned
from a query?
Use unique names
Your code should be clearly identifiable and avoid name collisions with existing
code. For example, if the page contains a function called hideLayer() and a
global variable called ERROR_STRING, and your server behavior inserts code that
uses those names too, the server behavior may conflict with the existing code.
Create a prefix for your code’s functions and global variables
Create your own prefix for runtime functions and global variables that you insert
in a page. One convention is to use your initials. Never use the MM_ prefix:
it is reserved for use only. precedes all functions and
global variables with the prefix MM_ to prevent them from conflicting with your
code.
var MM_ERROR_STRING = "...";
function MM_hideLayer() {
Avoid similar code blocks
Make sure the code in your blocks don’t resemble too closely the code
in other blocks. If a code block looks too much like another code block on the
page, the Server Behaviors panel might mistakenly identify the first code block
as an instance of the second code block (or conversely). A simple solution is
to add a comment to a code block to make it more unique
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