CA2225: Operator overloads have named alternates
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| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| TypeName | OperatorOverloadsHaveNamedAlternates |
| CheckId | CA2225 |
| Category | Microsoft.Usage |
| Breaking Change | Non Breaking |
Cause
An operator overload was detected, and the expected named alternative method was not found.
Rule Description
Operator overloading allows the use of symbols to represent computations for a type. For example, a type that overloads the plus symbol (+) for addition would typically have an alternative member named 'Add'. The named alternative member provides access to the same functionality as the operator, and is provided for developers who program in languages that do not support overloaded operators.
This rule examines the operators listed in the following table.
| C# | Visual Basic | C++ | Alternate name |
|---|---|---|---|
| + (binary) | + | + (binary) | Add |
| += | += | += | Add |
| & | And | & | BitwiseAnd |
| &= | And= | &= | BitwiseAnd |
| | | Or | | | BitwiseOr |
| |= | Or= | |= | BitwiseOr |
| -- | N/A | -- | Decrement |
| / | / | / | Divide |
| /= | /= | /= | Divide |
| == | = | == | Equals |
| ^ | Xor | ^ | Xor |
| ^= | Xor= | ^= | Xor |
| > | > | > | Compare |
| >= | >= | >= | Compare |
| ++ | N/A | ++ | Increment |
| <> | != | Equals | |
| << | << | << | LeftShift |
| <<= | <<= | <<= | LeftShift |
| < | < | < | Compare |
| <= | <= | <= | Compare |
| && | N/A | && | LogicalAnd |
| || | N/A | || | LogicalOr |
| ! | N/A | ! | LogicalNot |
| % | Mod | % | Mod or Remainder |
| %= | N/A | %= | Mod |
| * (binary) | * | * | Multiply |
| *= | N/A | *= | Multiply |
| ~ | Not | ~ | OnesComplement |
| >> | >> | >> | RightShift |
| = | N/A | >>= | RightShift |
| - (binary) | - (binary) | - (binary) | Subtract |
| -= | N/A | -= | Subtract |
| true | IsTrue | N/A | IsTrue (Property) |
| - (unary) | N/A | - | Negate |
| + (unary) | N/A | + | Plus |
| false | IsFalse | False | IsTrue (Property) |
N/A == Cannot be overloaded in the selected language.
The rule also checks implicit and explicit cast operators in a type (SomeType) by checking for methods named ToSomeType and FromSomeType.
In C#, when a binary operator is overloaded, the corresponding assignment operator, if any, is also implicitly overloaded.
How to Fix Violations
To fix a violation of this rule, implement the alternative method for the operator; name it using the recommended alternative name.
When to Suppress Warnings
Do not suppress a warning from this rule if you are implementing a shared library. Applications can ignore a warning from this rule.
Example
The following example defines a structure that violates this rule. To correct the example, add a public Add(int x, int y) method to the structure.
using System;
namespace UsageLibrary
{
public struct Point
{
private int x,y;
public Point(int x, int y)
{
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
}
public override string ToString()
{
return String.Format("({0},{1})",x,y);
}
// Violates rule: OperatorOverloadsHaveNamedAlternates.
public static Point operator+(Point a, Point b)
{
return new Point(a.x + b.x, a.y + b.y);
}
public int X {get {return x;}}
public int Y {get {return x;}}
}
}
Related Rules
CA1046: Do not overload operator equals on reference types
CA2226: Operators should have symmetrical overloads
CA2224: Override equals on overloading operator equals
CA2218: Override GetHashCode on overriding Equals
CA2231: Overload operator equals on overriding ValueType.Equals