Function Name Changes

Under OS/2 Version 2.0, certain function names for operating system kernel functions and Presentation Manager functions have been changed to provide improved consistency. These changes obey the following rules:

The use of the terms Create, Get, Set and Query in function names is in accordance with SAA conventions, as follows:

Create implies that a new resource is created as the result of a function call.
Get implies that a resource is made available to the application as the result of a function call.
Set implies that a system value is changed as a result of a function call.
Query implies that a system value or handle to an existing function is returned as the result of a function call.

Verbs are placed before nouns in function calls.

Similar actions have similar semantics, although they may operate on different types of resources.

These changes have been made in order to provide improved consistency in function names, simplifying the task of learning the various function names.

Applications that use operating system functions should be checked and function names altered where necessary. A list of corresponding function names in OS/2 Version 1.3 and OS/2 Version 2.0 is given in OS/2 Version 2.0 - Volume 1: Control Program.

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