The EncodeName(name) command accepts a name and encodes it into a form that can be used with the CodeTools package.

A name encoded with EncodeName can be recovered using DecodeName function.

Encoding and decoding names is generally only required if you want to interact with the data used in the CodeTools subpackages directly.  If the provided functions are sufficient for your purposes, you may not need to use the DecodeName and EncodeName functions.