Meaning of "Core" as a member name suffix

Question

Note: I just want to say up front this is a very minor question - purely a curiosity.

What is the meaning when a member is named with a suffix "Core"?

Other examples of members using the "Core" suffix off the top:

• SearchCore
• SortCore

I just came across it in the WAF framework and have a theory - could it come from the visual cue that the type name between <>'s (which is the type of the member ViewCore) making it look like a "core" of sorts?

Answer 1

In section 9.9 Template Method (p.355) of "Framework Design Guidelines" by Krzysztif Cwalina and Brad Abrams states:

Consider naming protected virtual members that provide extensibility points for nonvirtual members by suffixing the nonvirtual member name with "Core".

public void SetBounds(...) {
    ...
    SetBoundsCore(...); // [Extension Point]
}
protected virtual void SetBoundsCore(...){...}

The template method patter allows you to preserve execution logic and control certain pre and post behaviors after a derived class executes the extension method.

Answer 2

Core is usually used as a keyword when you are looking at the very fundamentals of a class. In general these classes contains the very basics of the application, relaying on the bare minimum dependencies to make it easy to use the code throughout your application, or other applications.