Chad,

This is always my favorite answer .... it depends! <g>

Seriously, though, I think it does depend. If the enum is only used in that class, then I'd put it in the class. If it's something that will be used elsewhere, then put it outside the class.

There are always "exceptions to the rule" ... I have a few projects in my app where I have a separate enumerations.cs file containing all the enums for a particular namespace. If I had a class in one of those namespaces and it needed an enum that would only be used in that class, in this particular case I'd probably put it in the enumerations.cs file instead of within the class itself ... simply for the consistency of having all the enums in one file.


~~Bonnie




>Hi all,
>
>Is it better to put an enumeration within the class definition or outside of the class, but within the namespace? And why?
>
>TIA,
>Chad