Compiler Warning (level 3) CS1717
Assignment made to same variable; did you mean to assign something else?
This warning occurs when you assign a variable to itself, such as a = a
.
Several common mistakes can generate this warning:
Writing
a = a
as the condition of an if statement, such asif (a = a)
. You probably meant to sayif (a == a)
, which is always true, so you could write this more concisely asif (true)
.Mistyping. You probably meant to say
a = b
.In a constructor where the parameter has the same name as the field, not using the this keyword: you probably meant to say
this.a = a
.
The following sample generates CS1717.
// CS1717.cs
// compile with: /W:3
public class Test
{
public static void Main()
{
int x = 0;
x = x; // CS1717
}
}
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