C Sharp Coding Standards

Naming Conventions

• “c” = camelCase
• “P” = PascalCase
• “_” = Prefix with _Underscore
• “x” = Not Applicable.

Identifier	Public	Protected	Internal	Private	Notes
Project File	P	x	x	x	Match Assembly & Namespace.
Source File	P	x	x	x	Match contained class.
Other Files	P	x	x	x	Apply where possible.
Namespace	P	x	x	x	Partial Project/Assembly match.
Class or Struct	P	P	P	P	Add suffix of subclass.
Interface	P	P	P	P	Prefix with a capital I.
Generic Class  [C#v2+]	P	P	P	P	Use T or K as Type identifier.
Method	P	P	P	P	Use a Verb or Verb-Object pair.
Property	P	P	P	P	Do not prefix with Get or Set.
Field	P	P	P	_c	Only use Private fields.  No Hungarian Notation!
Constant	P	P	P	_c
Static Field	P	P	P	_c	Only use Private fields.
Enum	P	P	P	P	Options are also PascalCase.
Delegate	P	P	P	P
Event	P	P	P	P
Inline Variable	x	x	x	c	Avoid single-character and enumerated names.
Parameter	x	x	x	c