C#•3y ago

✔ Simple code structure question

Let's say I have interface "IShapes" in file Shapes.cs
Now, I'd like to create 3 more classes. Circle, square, and triangle.
Should I create 3 more files for each class
or rather put them all under the Shapes.cs file?

GGraphics in 2013 Let's say I have interface "IShapes" in file Shapes.cs Now, I'd like to create 3...

Angius•9/16/23, 4:37 PM

That's the convention, yes

Angius•9/16/23, 4:37 PM

One class per file, file named like the class

Angius•9/16/23, 4:37 PM

(or interface, or enum, or record... you get the idea)

Angius•9/16/23, 4:38 PM

So , , and in your case

Angius•9/16/23, 4:38 PM

That contain, respectively, , , and

Graphics in 2013OP•9/16/23, 4:39 PM

What is the point of namespaces then? From what I've learnt, they are used to group classes together (though my notion of namespaces might be wrong, I'd be delighted to know what their real use is)

Angius•9/16/23, 4:41 PM

Yes, that is the use of a namespace

Angius•9/16/23, 4:41 PM

And namespaces usually follow the folder structure

Angius•9/16/23, 4:44 PM

So in a

you would have

Graphics in 2013OP•9/16/23, 4:48 PM

Ah, well, I thought that namespaces could only apply to one class, thank you for clearing that up!