Simplify object creation (IDE0140)

Property	Value
Rule ID	IDE0140
Title	Simplify object creation
Category	Style
Subcategory	Language rules (expression-level preferences)
Applicable languages	Visual Basic
Options	`visual_basic_style_prefer_simplified_object_creation`

Overview

This style rule flags unnecessary type repetition in Visual Basic code.

Options specify the behavior that you want the rule to enforce. For information about configuring options, see Option format.

Property	Value	Description
Option name	visual_basic_style_prefer_simplified_object_creation
Option values	`true`	Prefer simplified object creation form.
	`false`	Disables the rule.
Default option value	`true`

' Code with violations
Dim x As Student = New Student()

' Fixed code
Dim x As New Student()

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 IDE0140
// The code that's violating the rule is on this line.
#pragma warning restore IDE0140

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

[*.{cs,vb}]
dotnet_diagnostic.IDE0140.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