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SA1627: DocumentationTextMustNotBeEmpty

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TypeName	DocumentationTextMustNotBeEmpty
CheckId	SA1627
Category	Documentation Rules

Cause

The Xml header documentation for a C# code element contains an empty tag.

Rule Description

C# syntax provides a mechanism for inserting documentation for classes and elements directly into the code, through the use of Xml documentation headers. For an introduction to these headers and a description of the header syntax, see the following article: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc302121.aspx.

A violation of this rule occurs when the documentation header for an element contains an empty tag. For example:

/// <summary>

/// Joins a first name and a last name together into a single string.

/// </summary>

/// <param name="firstName"> </param>

/// <param name="lastName">Part of the name.</param>

/// <returns>The joined names.</returns>

public string JoinNames(string firstName, string lastName)

{

...

}

How to Fix Violations

To fix a violation of this rule, add documentation text within the empty tag.