Naming Warnings

Naming warnings support adherence to the naming conventions of the .NET Framework Design Guidelines.

In This Section

• Compound words should be cased correctly

• Do not name enum values 'Reserved'

• Do not prefix enum values with type name

• Events should not have before or after prefix

• Flags enums should have plural names

• Identifiers should be cased correctly

• Identifiers should be spelled correctly

• Identifiers should differ by more than case

• Identifiers should have correct prefix

• Identifiers should have correct suffix

• Identifiers should not contain type names

• Identifiers should not contain underscores

• Identifiers should not have incorrect prefix

• Identifiers should not have incorrect suffix

• Identifiers should not match keywords

• Only FlagsAttribute enums should have plural names

• Parameter names should match base declaration

• Parameter names should not match member names

• Property names should not match get methods

• Resource string compound words should be cased correctly

• Resource strings should be spelled correctly

• Type names should not match namespaces

• Use preferred terms