Placeholder names in text
In running text, use italics when referring to a placeholder name (that is, an artificial term that has meaning only in your documentation and is to be replaced by a value or symbol). Spell the name just as it would appear in a syntax description. Don’t use a placeholder as you would use a regular English term.
Correct: Replace volumeName with a name of up to 12 characters.
Correct: The volume name can be up to 12 characters long.
Incorrect: The volumeName can be up to 12 characters long.
Avoid foo, bar, and baz to represent hierarchical or ordered placeholder names in code examples. Instead, use names that suggest the kind of item.
TObject.FirstMethod
TObject.SecondMethod