TypeName | ElementParameterDocumentationMustDeclareParameterName |
CheckId | SA1613 |
Category | Documentation Rules |
Cause
A <param> tag within a C# element’s documentation header is missing a name attribute containing the name of the parameter.
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 if the documentation for an element contains a <param> tag which is missing a name attribute, or which contains an empty name attribute.
How to Fix Violations
To fix a violation of this rule, add or fill-in the name attribute for the <param> tag to indicate the name of the parameter that the documentation is for.
The following example shows a method with a valid documentation header:
/// <summary>
/// Joins a first name and a last name together into a single string.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="firstName">The first name to join.</param>
/// <param name="lastName">The last name to join.</param>
/// <returns>The joined names.</returns>
public string JoinNames(string firstName, string lastName)
{
return firstName + " " + lastName;
}