File names

[stovellp]

Howdy,

 

I have a class called DBResult, which resides in the namespace Stitch.Database. There is another class in the Stitch.Database namespace, and an enum with three values.

 

Should I keep each class in a seperate file? What about the enum? And whats a general way to name the files?

 

For instance, should DBResult reside in the file Stitch.Database.DBResult.cs?

 

Thanks for any help :)

[Nerseus]

Generally, each namespace is a separate folder and you have one class per file. There's no hard and fast rule though - it's up to you.

 

If classes are VERY related it's generally a good idea to keep them together in the same file. You may also want them in the same file if they're very small.

 

Personally, I like every class in its own file with a few, very rare exceptions.

 

For namespaces, assume your project is in c:\projects\Stitch. There should be a folder named c:\projects\Stitch\Database and the DBResult.cs lives in this folder.

 

If you create the folders in Visual Studio and then add a file, the new class will have it's namespace default to using the folder name as an added level to the namespace.

 

-ner