nspropName

nspropName is a term used in software development to denote the name of a property within a property system that uses the nsprop naming convention. It is not a universal standard; its exact meaning depends on the library or project, but it commonly refers to a string key that identifies a value inside a property bag or dictionary.

In systems that manage properties as key-value pairs, the nspropName serves as the key for retrieving, assigning, or enumerating the corresponding value. Names are typically stored as strings, and some implementations may intern frequently used names to reduce memory usage and speed up comparisons.

Naming and usage conventions can vary by project. Usually property names are stable identifiers, often case-sensitive, and they should avoid characters that complicate serialization or escaping. Some projects adopt a namespace or prefix, such as nsprop, to reduce the risk of key collisions with other parts of the codebase or with external data.

In practice, code examples illustrate its role in API calls, such as retrieving or setting a value by using the property name: value = propertyBag.getProperty(nspropName); propertyBag.setProperty(nspropName, newValue). The exact APIs differ across libraries, but the underlying concept remains consistent: nspropName is the identifier used to access a specific named property within a structured collection.

See also: property bag, key-value store, interned string, nsIPropertyBag, Netscape/Mozilla naming conventions.