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MSTEST0036: Do not use shadowing inside test class

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Property Value
Rule ID MSTEST0036
Title Do not use shadowing inside test class.
Category Design
Fix is breaking or non-breaking Non-breaking
Enabled by default Yes
Default severity Warning
Introduced in version 3.6.0
Is there a code fix No

Cause

Shadowing test members could cause testing issues (such as NRE).

Rule description

Shadowing test members could cause testing issues (such as NRE).

How to fix violations

Delete the shadowing member.

When to suppress warnings

Don't suppress warnings from this rule as it could cause testing issues (such as NRE).

Suppress a warning

If you just want to suppress a single violation, add preprocessor directives to your source file to disable and then re-enable the rule.

#pragma warning disable MSTEST0036
// The code that's violating the rule is on this line.
#pragma warning restore MSTEST0036

To disable the rule for a file, folder, or project, set its severity to none in the configuration file.

[*.{cs,vb}]
dotnet_diagnostic.MSTEST0036.severity = none

For more information, see How to suppress code analysis warnings.