Remove unnecessary value assignment (IDE0059)
Property | Value |
---|---|
Rule ID | IDE0059 |
Title | Remove unnecessary value assignment |
Category | Style |
Subcategory | Unnecessary code rules (expression-level preferences) |
Applicable languages | C# and Visual Basic |
Options | csharp_style_unused_value_assignment_preference |
visual_basic_style_unused_value_assignment_preference |
This rule flags unnecessary value assignments. For example:
// IDE0059: value written to 'v' is never
// read, so assignment to 'v' is unnecessary.
int v = Compute();
v = Compute2();
You can take one of the following actions to fix this violation:
If the expression on the right side of the assignment has no side effects, remove the expression or the entire assignment statement. This improves performance by avoiding unnecessary computation.
int v = Compute2();
If the expression on the right side of the assignment has side effects, replace the left side of the assignment with a discard (C# only) or a local variable that's never used. Discards improve code clarity by explicitly showing the intent to discard an unused value.
_ = Compute(); int v = Compute2();
The options for this specify whether to prefer the use of a discard or an unused local variable:
- C# - csharp_style_unused_value_assignment_preference
- Visual Basic - visual_basic_style_unused_value_assignment_preference
For information about configuring options, see Option format.
Property | Value | Description |
---|---|---|
Option name | csharp_style_unused_value_assignment_preference | |
Applicable languages | C# | |
Option values | discard_variable |
Prefer to use a discard when assigning a value that's not used |
unused_local_variable |
Prefer to use a local variable when assigning a value that's not used | |
Default option value | discard_variable |
// csharp_style_unused_value_assignment_preference = discard_variable
int GetCount(Dictionary<string, int> wordCount, string searchWord)
{
_ = wordCount.TryGetValue(searchWord, out var count);
return count;
}
// csharp_style_unused_value_assignment_preference = unused_local_variable
int GetCount(Dictionary<string, int> wordCount, string searchWord)
{
var unused = wordCount.TryGetValue(searchWord, out var count);
return count;
}
Property | Value | Description |
---|---|---|
Option name | visual_basic_style_unused_value_assignment_preference | |
Applicable languages | Visual Basic | |
Option values | unused_local_variable |
Prefer to use a local variable when assigning a value that's not used |
Default option value | unused_local_variable |
' visual_basic_style_unused_value_assignment_preference = unused_local_variable
Dim unused = Computation()
If you want to suppress only a single violation, add preprocessor directives to your source file to disable and then re-enable the rule.
#pragma warning disable IDE0059
// The code that's violating the rule is on this line.
#pragma warning restore IDE0059
To disable the rule for a file, folder, or project, set its severity to none
in the configuration file.
[*.{cs,vb}]
dotnet_diagnostic.IDE0059.severity = none
To disable all of the code-style rules, set the severity for the category Style
to none
in the configuration file.
[*.{cs,vb}]
dotnet_analyzer_diagnostic.category-Style.severity = none
For more information, see How to suppress code analysis warnings.
Property | Value |
---|---|
Rule ID | IDE0059 |
Title | The value is unused |
Category | Style |
Applicable languages | F# |
Options | None |
This rule flags unnecessary value assignments. For example, answer
is unused in the following snippet:
type T() =
let answer = 42
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