ReflectionAnalyzers

Analyzers checking System.Reflection

Id	Title
REFL001	Cast return value to the correct type
REFL002	Discard the return value
REFL003	The member does not exist
REFL004	More than one member is matching the criteria
REFL005	There is no member matching the filter
REFL006	The binding flags can be more precise
REFL007	The binding flags are not in the expected order
REFL008	Specify binding flags for better performance and less fragile code
REFL009	The referenced member is not known to exist
REFL010	Prefer the generic extension method GetCustomAttribute
REFL011	Duplicate BindingFlag
REFL012	Prefer Attribute.IsDefined()
REFL013	The member is of the wrong type
REFL014	Prefer GetMember().AccessorMethod
REFL015	Use the containing type
REFL016	Use nameof
REFL017	Don't use name of wrong member
REFL018	The member is explicitly implemented
REFL019	No member matches the types
REFL020	More than one interface is matching the name
REFL022	Use fully qualified name
REFL023	The type does not implement the interface
REFL024	Prefer null over empty array
REFL025	Use correct arguments
REFL026	No parameterless constructor defined for this object
REFL027	Prefer Type.EmptyTypes
REFL028	Cast return value to correct type
REFL029	Specify types in case an overload is added in the future
REFL030	Use correct obj parameter
REFL031	Use generic arguments that satisfies the type parameters
REFL032	The dependency does not exist
REFL033	Use the same type as the parameter
REFL034	Don't call MakeGeneric when not a generic definition
REFL035	Don't call Invoke on a generic definition
REFL036	Pass 'throwOnError: true' or check if null
REFL037	The type does not exist
REFL038	Prefer RuntimeHelpers.RunClassConstructor
REFL039	Prefer typeof(...) over instance.GetType when the type is sealed
REFL040	Prefer type.IsInstanceOfType(...)
REFL041	Delegate type is not matching
REFL042	First argument must be reference type
REFL043	First argument must match type
REFL044	Expected attribute type
REFL045	These flags are insufficient to match any members
REFL046	The specified default member does not exist

Using ReflectionAnalyzers

The preferable way to use the analyzers is to add the nuget package ReflectionAnalyzers to the project(s).

The severity of individual rules may be configured using rule set files in Visual Studio 2015.

Installation

ReflectionAnalyzers can be installed using:

• Paket
• NuGet command line
• NuGet Package Manager in Visual Studio.

Install using the command line:

paket add ReflectionAnalyzers --project <project>

or if you prefer NuGet

Install-Package ReflectionAnalyzers