Naming_C#.md

Naming Conventions - C#

Pascal Case	Camel Case	Snake Case	Lower Case	Caps Case
LazyDogBrownFox	lazyDogBrownFox	lazy_dog_brown_fox	lazydogbrownfox	LAZYDOGBROWNFOX

Files and Directories

• Pascal Case.

MotorControl.cs

Classes

• Pascal Case: Names of classes, enumerations, namespaces
• Interface names are recommended to start with "I".

public class MyClass {}
namespace MyNamespace {}
public enum MyEnum {}
public interface IMyInterface {}

Funcitons and Methods

• Pascal Case.

public int RandomFunctionGenerator();

Variables

• Pascal Case: If field is a public field, static, or constant.
• Camel Case: If local variable or parameter.
• Camel case with a leading underscore: If private, protected, internal fields and properties.

public class MyClass {
  public int MyPublicVariable = 0;
  public static bool IsConnectionOpen = false;
  private bool _myPrivateVariable = false;
  
  public int MyMethodNameHere(int valueReturned) {
    var myLocalVariable = "example";
    return valueReturned;
  }
}

Reference

For more standards and links refer to Coding Standards Lookup page.

Guidelines

To contribute refer to the Contributing and License pages.