Enum Naming Convention - Plural

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I'm asking this question despite having read similar but not exactly what I want at C# naming convention for enum and matching property

I found I have a tendency to name enums in plural and then 'use' them as singular, example:

public enum EntityTypes {
  Type1, Type2
}

public class SomeClass {
  /*
    some codes
  */

  public EntityTypes EntityType {get; set;}

}

Of course it works and this is my style, but can anyone find potential problem with such convention? I do have an "ugly" naming with the word "Status" though:

public enum OrderStatuses {
  Pending, Fulfilled, Error, Blah, Blah
}

public class SomeClass {
  /*
    some codes
  */

  public OrderStatuses OrderStatus {get; set;}

}

Additional Info: Maybe my question wasn't clear enough. I often have to think hard when naming the variables of the my defined enum types. I know the best practice, but it doesn't help to ease my job of naming those variables.

I can't possibly expose all my enum properties (say "Status") as "MyStatus".

My question: Can anyone find potential problem with my convention described above? It is NOT about best practice.

Question rephrase:

Well, I guess I should ask the question this way: Can someone come out a good generic way of naming the enum type such that when used, the naming of the enum 'instance' will be pretty straightforward?

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10 Answers

The reason for using a plural for a enum declaration is the fact that ( at the time of declaration ) we declare it with multiple values, so plural seems good... But we ignore the fact that enum when declared specifies what value it can have ( from the given set of values ). It doesn't mean that the instance of that enum will store multiple values..... When we write: enum Days { MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI, SAT, SUN}; We are making it plural because of the multiple values provide.. However when used (Days day = Days.MON; ) we completely ignore that instance of that enum is supposed to have a single value.... So when we write : enum Day { MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI, SAT, SUN }; We mean that there is a enum that can have any one day as its value, so singular is more appropriate. Although (already described above ), to get around this without using singular names is by using any kind of Indicator, like DayEnum or EDay ( i prefer the second one)....

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