const in .cs - C# / C Sharp

stef

Hello

I would like to use const declaration in the same manner as C does (in
a .h file)
How can I do that ?

For now, I declare a class which contains only all my const
declarations... but sounds bad :(

Do you have any ideas ?
thanks...

May 3 '07 #1

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Jon Skeet [C# MVP]

On May 3, 3:39 pm, stef <stef.pellegr...@gmail.comwrote:

I would like to use const declaration in the same manner as C does (in
a .h file)
How can I do that ?

For now, I declare a class which contains only all my const
declarations... but sounds bad :(

Do you have any ideas ?

Group your constants by their natural area - so "Pi" naturally lives
in the "Math" class, whereas the minimum value of a double is in the
"Double" class etc.

Jon

May 3 '07 #2

Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]

Stef,

Generally speaking, you should declare your constants where they make
sense. If you have a constant that is particular to a class, you should
declare it with that class, and not with a separate class just for
constants. Context is important here, I believe.

C# does not have the concept of a header file. If you need to use a
constant that is defined in a class in another assembly, then you need to
reference that assembly.

Hope this helps.
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
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Hello

I would like to use const declaration in the same manner as C does (in
a .h file)
How can I do that ?

For now, I declare a class which contains only all my const
declarations... but sounds bad :(

Do you have any ideas ?
thanks...

May 3 '07 #3

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