How can I suppress FxCop warnings for a whole type?
namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
public static class Serializer<T>
{
public static string Serialize(T obj)
{
return string.Empty;
}
public static T Deserialize(string str)
{
return default(T);
}
}
I tried this, but it is not working for me:
[assembly: SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Design",
"CA1000:DoNotDeclareStaticMembersOnGenericTypes", Scope = "Type",
Target = "ConsoleApplication1.Serializer'1")]
Unfortunately, this will not work. FxCop only processes suppressions that are declared against the same target as a detected violation. If it finds a violation on your
Serialize
method, the onlySuppressMessage
attributes that will "hide" that violation are either one declared on the method itself or one whoseTarget
property identifies the method.If you want to suppress a CA1000 violation for each of your static methods in the
Serializer<T>
class, you will need to do this by creating aSuppressMessage
attribute for each of those methods.The
Scope
argument lets FxCop know what kind of thing theTarget
argument represents. For example, ifTarget
is"A.B.C"
, does that refer to a namespace namedA.B.C
or a class namedC
in the namespaceA.B
?Scope
should probably be named something likeTargetKind
, but that, unfortunately, does not change what it actually represents...Also see this answer.