By convention, readable C# code typically uses some naming convention for identifiers in the code.
Identifiers in your code include:
- Type names (class, struct, interface, delegate, enum)
- Class members (methods, properties, constants, fields, events)
- Local variables
Recommended rules for identifier naming:
- Limit to alphanumeric (e.g. ‘a’..’z’, ‘A’..’Z’, ’0′..’9′)
- Begin identifier with an alphabetic character
- No abbreviations within identifier
- Longer identifiers are typically more clear (within reason)
Identifiers should use either PascalCasing or camelCasing:
- PascalCasing
- Capitalize first letter of each word
- Capitalize only first letter of 3+ letter acronyms
- e.g. MyLogFileWriter
- camelCasing
- Capitalize first letter of all but first word
- First letter of first word is lowercase
- Capitalize only first letter of 3+ letter acronyms
- e.g. pathToLogFile
Recommended:
- PascalCasing for
- Type Names (but prefix interfaces with ‘I’)
- Methods, Properties, Constants, Events, and public Fields
- camelCasing for
- Private fields, local variables, and method parameters