C#


ROSLYN.USAGE.CA2246 : Assigning symbol and its member in the same statement (C#)

See Roslyn-Detected C# Warning Classes for more information.

Summary

Assigning to a symbol and its member (field/property) in the same statement is not recommended. It is not clear if the member access was intended to use symbol's old value prior to the assignment or new value from the assignment in this statement. For clarity, consider splitting the assignments into separate statements.

This check corresponds to Roslyn rule CA2246. For full rule details, see the Microsoft website: CA2246.

Properties

Class Name Assigning symbol and its member in the same statement (C#)
Significance reliability
Mnemonic ROSLYN.USAGE.CA2246
Categories None
Availability Available for C# only.
Enabling Checks for this warning class are enabled by default. To disable them, add the following WARNING_FILTER rule to the project configuration file.
WARNING_FILTER += discard class="Assigning symbol and its member in the same statement (C#)"

Relevant Configuration File Parameters

The following configuration file parameters affect checks for this warning class.