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Do not initialize unnecessarily

org.openrewrite.csharp.recipes.microsoft.codeanalysis.netanalyzers.CSharpDoNotInitializeUnnecessarilyCA1805

The .NET runtime initializes all fields of reference types to their default values before running the constructor. In most cases, explicitly initializing a field to its default value in a constructor is redundant, adding maintenance costs and potentially degrading performance (such as with increased assembly size), and the explicit initialization can be removed. In some cases, such as with static readonly fields that permanently retain their default value, consider instead changing them to be constants or properties.

Recipe source

GitHub: CSharpDoNotInitializeUnnecessarilyCA1805.java, Issue Tracker, Maven Central

This recipe is available under the Moderne Source Available License.

Usage

This recipe has no required configuration options. It can be activated by adding a dependency on org.openrewrite:rewrite-csharp in your build file or by running a shell command (in which case no build changes are needed):

You will need to have configured the Moderne CLI on your machine before you can run the following command.

shell
mod run . --recipe CSharpDoNotInitializeUnnecessarilyCA1805

If the recipe is not available locally, then you can install it using:

mod config recipes jar install org.openrewrite:rewrite-csharp:0.27.27

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Data Tables

Source files that had results

org.openrewrite.table.SourcesFileResults

Source files that were modified by the recipe run.

Column NameDescription
Source path before the runThe source path of the file before the run. null when a source file was created during the run.
Source path after the runA recipe may modify the source path. This is the path after the run. null when a source file was deleted during the run.
Parent of the recipe that made changesIn a hierarchical recipe, the parent of the recipe that made a change. Empty if this is the root of a hierarchy or if the recipe is not hierarchical at all.
Recipe that made changesThe specific recipe that made a change.
Estimated time savingAn estimated effort that a developer to fix manually instead of using this recipe, in unit of seconds.
CycleThe recipe cycle in which the change was made.