SA1629: DocumentationTextMustEndWithAPeriod

StyleCop

TypeName

DocumentationTextMustEndWithAPeriod

CheckId

SA1629

Category

Documentation Rules

Cause

A section of the Xml header documentation for a C# element does not end with a period (also known as a full stop).

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 part of the documentation does not end with a period. For example, the summary text in the documentation below does not end with a period:

    /// <summary>

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

    /// </summary>

    /// <param name="firstName">The first name.</param>

    /// <param name="lastName">The last 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, ensure that all sections of the documentation end with a period.