Code analysis

Links

• .NET source code analysis
• editorconfig

Enable additional rules

Those rules are enabled by default.
Edit the project file to enable additional rules:

MyProject.csproj

<PropertyGroup> <!-- ... --> <AnalysisLevel>latest-recommended</AnalysisLevel> </PropertyGroup>

Editorconfig

Core options

.editorconfig

root = true # All files [*] indent_style = space insert_final_newline = true charset = utf-8 # XML project files [*.csproj] indent_size = 2 # JSON config files [*.json] indent_size = 2 # C# code files [*.cs] indent_size = 4 trim_trailing_whitespace = true # set the rules severity to warning dotnet_analyzer_diagnostic.severity = warning

Analyzer configuration

.editorconfig

# set the rules severity to warning dotnet_analyzer_diagnostic.severity = warning

Miscellaneous configuration

.editorconfig

# Sort using and Import directives with System.* appearing first dotnet_sort_system_directives_first = true

Style configuration

.editorconfig

# IDE0160 / IDE0161: Namespace declaration preferences csharp_style_namespace_declarations = file_scoped : error # IDE0007 / IDE0008: 'var' preferences csharp_style_var_for_built_in_types = true csharp_style_var_when_type_is_apparent = true csharp_style_var_elsewhere = false : suggestion

Disable rules

.editorconfig

# lower speller rule severity to suggestion dotnet_diagnostic.VSSpell001.severity = suggestion dotnet_diagnostic.VSSpell002.severity = suggestion # Specify CultureInfo dotnet_diagnostic.CA1304.severity = suggestion # Specify a culture dotnet_diagnostic.CA1311.severity = suggestion

Custom rules

.editorconfig

# Use UPPER_CASE for constant fields dotnet_naming_style.upper_case_style.capitalization = all_upper dotnet_naming_style.camel_case_style.capitalization = camel_case dotnet_naming_symbols.constant_fields.applicable_kinds = field dotnet_naming_symbols.constant_fields.required_modifiers = const dotnet_naming_rule.constant_fields_should_be_upper_case.symbols = constant_fields dotnet_naming_rule.constant_fields_should_be_upper_case.style = upper_case_style dotnet_naming_rule.constant_fields_should_be_upper_case.severity = warning

Sonar Lint

• C# rules

.editorconfig

# S1135: Track uses of "TODO" tags dotnet_diagnostic.S1135.severity = none

Installation

• Installation the extension for Visual Studio or VS Code

Visual Studio

Set the scope of live code analysis

1. Tools → Options
2. Text Editor → C# → Advanced
   1. Run background code analysis for: Current document
   2. Show compiler errors and warnings for: Open documents