What's with the underscore? (not as a line-continuer)

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cmonroe21 via OfficeKB.com

I have noticed that an underscore character sometimes precedes certain items,
i.e. MailItem vs. _MailItem. Or like in Outlook the name of the message in
the "Read Page" of a message form is _DocSiteControl. Does it have anything
to do with a COM object? If so, what is COM? Just curious! :)
 
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Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]

COM (Component Object Model). Google for tons of information on COM.

The underscore leading a class name is often used for abstract classes.
 
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cmonroe21 via OfficeKB.com

Ahh. I see. Thanks!
COM (Component Object Model). Google for tons of information on COM.

The underscore leading a class name is often used for abstract classes.
I have noticed that an underscore character sometimes precedes certain
items,
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anything
to do with a COM object? If so, what is COM? Just curious! :)
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