Configure Visual Studio to Name Private Fields with Underscore

Most C# coding standards recommend using camelCase for local variables and _camelCase for private or internal. Unfortunately, out of the box Visual Studio just uses camelCase for these fields, which makes typical dependency injection scenarios annoying in constructors:

Steps:

1. Click on Tools in the menu.
2. Click on Options.
3. Click on Text Editor.
4. Click on C#.
5. Click on Code Style.
6. Click on Naming.
7. Click on Manage naming styles.

In the Naming Style dialog. Specify the following (see image below):

• Naming Style: _fieldName
• Required Prefix: _
• Capitalization: camel Case Name

Once you add it, your list should look like this