The right file name for an enum?

Question

I have a DataType (text, numeric, date, boolean, money) enum and I need to put that in a file. How should I call the file and where in my DataAccessLayer.Generic namespace should I put the file into? Right now the file is called enum.vb and is in the DataAccessLayer.Generic.DataTypes namespace. The Result is DataAccessLayer.Generic.DataTypes.DataType, but it is misleading because the file is called enum.vb

Thanks

Answer 1

I would call the file DataType.vb since that is the name of the type within the file.

Without knowing more about your application's architecture it would be difficult to give namespace advice but this should be fine:

DataAccessLayer.Generic.DataTypes.DataType

Especially if the DataAccessLayer.Generic.DataTypes namespace contains other types and the enumeration in question belongs with them.

Answer 2

I have put Enums into a file which I call 'Common', meaning it is shared among the entire namespace. I know that breaks 1 item per file rule, to me Enums are an exception to that rule.