Is there a standard way to organize methods within a class?
c#, coding-style
Solution
StyleCop enforces some things here:
Within a class, struct, or interface, elements must be positioned in the following order:
- Fields
- Constructors
- Finalizers (Destructors)
- Delegates
- Events
- Enums
- Interfaces
- Properties
- Indexers
- Methods
- Structs
- Classes
Furthermore, elements are ordered by access:
- `public`
- `internal`
- `protected internal`
- `protected`
- `private`
As well as a few other rules:
- Contants have to appear before fields
- `static` elements have to appear before instance elements.
This might be a good baseline to start. As for additional ordering rules, I usually group related methods together.
Problem
There seem to be many different ways of organizing methods in a class. I could group methods by access, and order them alphabetically. I could group related methods together. I could use a mix of the two, or something else entirely. Is there a standard way to approach this? If not, how do you approach it?