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Sardaukar
Sardaukar

Reputation: 30904

Static source code analysis for C# that operates on source code level

Current static source analysis tools for C# (or other .NET languages) usually operate on the assembly-level. They use reflection to analyse the code.

Are there tools available that operate on a source code level only (like lint for C)?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1138

Answers (5)

Ira Baxter
Ira Baxter

Reputation: 95354

My company provides Metrics analysis and code duplication analysis for C#, as well as a general tool for constructing arbitrary analysis and/or transformations, directly on C# source code. The tools can operate on complete systems of files as well as individual files.

Upvotes: 0

Michael Donohue
Michael Donohue

Reputation: 11876

If you are considering commercial analyzers, I've evaluated Klocwork Insight, and it is clearly source based analysis for C#.

Upvotes: 0

JBRWilkinson
JBRWilkinson

Reputation: 4865

Have you looked into StyleCOP? It parses your source code and raises source-level issues. Otherwise, what's the issue with running on the IL?

Upvotes: 0

João Angelo
João Angelo

Reputation: 57688

IIRC, SourceMonitor works at the code level and also Microsoft StyleCop.

SourceMonitor:

The freeware program SourceMonitor lets you see inside your software source code to find out how much code you have and to identify the relative complexity of your modules.

StyleCop:

StyleCop analyzes C# source code to enforce a set of style and consistency rules. It can be run from inside of Visual Studio or integrated into an MSBuild project.

Upvotes: 1

Elisha
Elisha

Reputation: 23770

There are several tools (even R# does it), the right tool depends on the analysis you want to perform.

A dedicated tool that does it is CodeIt.Right.
Another way is to use a parser (like the one Sharp Develop uses) and perform the analysis using your own code.

Upvotes: 1

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