CA1712Naming Enabled by default: No

Do not prefix enum values with type name

Description

Names of enumeration members are not prefixed with the type name because type information is expected to be provided by development tools.

Naming conventions provide a common look for libraries that target the common language runtime. This reduces the time that is required for to learn a new software library, and increases customer confidence that the library was developed by someone who has expertise in developing managed code.

Cause

An enumeration contains a member whose name starts with the type name of the enumeration.

How to fix violations

To fix a violation of this rule, remove the type name prefix from the enumeration member.

Example

public enum DigitalImageMode
{
    DigitalImageModeBitmap = 0,
    DigitalImageModeGrayscale = 1,
    DigitalImageModeIndexed = 2,
    DigitalImageModeRGB = 3
}

public enum DigitalImageMode2
{
    Bitmap = 0,
    Grayscale = 1,
    Indexed = 2,
    RGB = 3
}

When to suppress

Do not suppress a warning from this rule.

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