C# Conventions

Enterprise Architect supports the round trip engineering of C#, where these conventions are used.

Stereotypes

Stereotype	Applies To	See also
enumeration	Class Corresponds To: An enumerated type.
event	Operation Corresponds To: An event.
extension	Operation Corresponds To: A Class extension method, represented in code by a 'this' parameter in the signature.
indexer	Operation Corresponds To: A property acting as an index for this Class.
partial	Operation Corresponds To: The 'partial' keyword on an operation.
property	Operation Corresponds To: A property possibly containing both read and write code.
struct	Class Corresponds To: A 'struct' type.

Tagged Values

Tag	Applies To	See also
argumentName	Operation with stereotype extension Corresponds To: The name given to this parameter.
attribute_name	Operation with stereotype property or event Corresponds To: The name of the variable behind this property or event.
className	Operation with stereotype extension Corresponds To: The Class that this method is being added to.
const	Attribute Corresponds To: The const keyword.
definition	Operation with stereotype partial Corresponds To: Whether this is the declaration of the method, or the definition.
delegate	Operation Corresponds To: The 'delegate' keyword.
enumType	Operation with stereotype property Corresponds To: The datatype that the property is represented as.
expressionBody	Operation, Operation with stereotype property or indexer Corresponds To: 'True' if the 'Initial Code' is from an expression body function member.
extern	Operation Corresponds To: The 'extern' keyword.
fixed	Attribute Corresponds To: The 'fixed' keyword.
generic	Operation Corresponds To: The generic parameters for this operation.
genericConstraints	Templated Class or Interface, Operation with tag 'generic' Corresponds To: The constraints on the generic parameters of this type or operation.
Implements	Operation Corresponds To: The name of the method this implements, including the interface name.
ImplementsExplicit	Operation Corresponds To: The presence of the source interface name in this method declaration.
initializer	Operation Corresponds To: A constructor initialization list.
new	Class, Interface, Operation Corresponds To: The 'new' keyword.
override	Operation Corresponds To: The 'override' keyword.
params	Parameter Corresponds To: A parameter list using the 'params' keyword.
partial	Class, Interface Corresponds To: The 'partial' keyword.
propertyInitializer	Operation with stereotype property Corresponds To: A property initializer.
readonly	Operation with stereotype property Corresponds To: This property only defining 'read' code.
sealed	Operation Corresponds To: The 'sealed' keyword.
static	Class Corresponds To: The 'static' keyword.
unsafe	Class, Interface, Operation Corresponds To: The 'unsafe' keyword.
virtual	Operation Corresponds To: The 'virtual' keyword.
writeonly	Operation with stereotype property Corresponds To: This property only defining 'write' code.

Other Conventions

Namespaces are generated for each Package below a namespace root
The Const property of an attribute corresponds to the readonly keyword, while the tag const corresponds to the const keyword
The value of inout for the Kind property of a parameter corresponds to the ref keyword
The value of out for the Kind property of a parameter corresponds to the out keyword
Partial Classes can be modeled as two separate Classes with the partial tag
The Is Leaf property of a Class corresponds to the sealed keyword

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