alguidelines/content/BCBestPractices/Readability/variables-declarations-order/index.md

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Description

Variables declarations should be ordered by type. In general, object and complex variable types are listed first followed by simple variables. The order should be:

• Record
• Report
• Codeunit
• XmlPort
• Page
• Query
• Notification
• BigText
• DateFormula
• RecordId
• RecordRef
• FieldRef
• FilterPageBuilder

(Ref: Microsoft Docs)

Bad code

    StartingDateFilter: Text;
    Vendor: Record Vendor;

Good code

    Vendor: Record Vendor;
    StartingDateFilter: Text;

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