class modifier issues in C# with "private" classes
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Published on 2010-05-13T18:58:36Z
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I had a class that had lots of methods:
public class MyClass {
public bool checkConditions() {
return checkCondition1() &&
checkCondition2() &&
checkCondition3();
}
...conditions methods
public void DoProcess() {
FirstPartOfProcess();
SecondPartOfProcess();
ThirdPartOfProcess();
}
...process methods
}
I identified two "vital" work areas, and decided to extract those methods to classes of its own:
public class MyClass {
private readonly MyClassConditions _conditions = new ...;
private readonly MyClassProcessExecution = new ...;
public bool checkConditions() {
return _conditions.checkConditions();
}
public void DoProcess() {
_process.DoProcess();
}
}
In Java, I'd define MyClassConditions
and MyClassProcessExecution
as package protected
, but I can't do that in C#.
How would you go about doing this in C#?
Setting both classes as inner classes of MyClass?
I have 2 options: I either define them inside MyClass
, having everything in the same file, which looks confusing and ugly, or I can define MyClass
as a partial class
, having one file for MyClass
, other for MyClassConditions
and other for MyClassProcessExecution
.
Defining them as internal?
I don't really like that much of the internal modifier, as I don't find these classes add any value at all for the rest of my program/assembly, and I'd like to hide them if possible. It's not like they're gonna be useful/reusable in any other part of the program.
Keep them as public?
I can't see why, but I've let this option here.
Any other?
Name it!
Thanks
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