<fxcop> Task

Analyzes managed code assemblies and reports information about the assemblies, such as possible design, localization, performance, and security improvements.

Note: this task relies on fxcopcmd.exe being in your PATH environment variable. You can download the latest FxCop from http://www.gotdotnet.com/team/fxcop/.

Parameters

Attribute	Type	Description	Required
analysisReportFilename	string	Specifies the file name for the analysis report.	False
applyOutXsl	bool	Applies the XSL transformation specified in /outXsl to the analysis report before saving the file.	False
basedir	directory	The directory in which the command will be executed.	False
consoleXsl	string	Specifies the XSL or XSLT file that contains a transformation to be applied to the analysis output before it is displayed in the console.	False
directOutputToConsole	bool	Directs analysis output to the console or to the Output window in Visual Studio .NET. By default, the XSL file FxCopConsoleOutput.xsl is applied to the output before it is displayed.	False
failOnAnalysisError	bool	Determines if the task should fail when analysis errors occur	False
includeSummaryReport	bool	Includes a summary report with the informational messages returned by FxCopCmd.	False
outputXslFilename	string	Specifies the XSL or XSLT file that is referenced by the xml-stylesheet processing instruction in the analysis report.	False
platformDirectory	string	Specifies the location of the version of Mscorlib.dll that was used when building the target assemblies if this version is not installed on the computer running FxCopCmd.	False
projectFile	string	Specifies the filename of FxCop project file.	False
saveResults	bool	Saves the results of the analysis in the project file.	False
typeList	string	Comma-separated list of type names to analyze. This option disables analysis of assemblies, namespaces, and resources; only the specified types and their members are included in the analysis. Use the wildcard character '*' at the end of the name to select multiple types.	False
failonerror	bool	Determines if task failure stops the build, or is just reported. The default is true.	False
if	bool	If true then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is true.	False
timeout	int	The maximum amount of time the application is allowed to execute, expressed in milliseconds. Defaults to no time-out.	False
unless	bool	Opposite of `if`. If false then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is false.	False
verbose	bool	Determines whether the task should report detailed build log messages. The default is false.	False

Framework-configurable parameters

Nested Elements:

Attribute	Type	Description	Required
exename	string	The name of the executable that should be used to launch the external program.	False
managed	ManagedExecution	Specifies whether the external program should be treated as a managed application, possibly forcing it to be executed under the currently targeted version of the CLR.	False
useruntimeengine	bool	Deprecated. Specifies whether the external program is a managed application which should be executed using a runtime engine, if configured. The default is false.	False

Specifies additional directories to search for assembly dependencies. FxCopCmd always searches the target assembly directory and the current working directory.

</dependencyDirectories>

Specifies the target assembly to analyze.

</targets>

Specifies the name of an analysis report or project file to import. Any messages in the imported file that are marked as excluded are not included in the analysis results.

</imports>

<rules>

Specifies the filename(s) of FxCop project file(s).

</rules>

<arg>

The command-line arguments for the external program.

Represents a command-line argument.

When passed to an external application, the argument will be quoted when appropriate. This does not apply to the line parameter, which is always passed as is.

Parameters

Attribute	Type	Description	Required
dir	directory	The value for a directory-based command-line argument; will be replaced with the absolute path of the directory.	False
file	file	The name of a file as a single command-line argument; will be replaced with the absolute filename of the file.	False
if	bool	Indicates if the argument should be passed to the external program. If true then the argument will be passed; otherwise, skipped. The default is true.	False
line	string	List of command-line arguments; will be passed to the executable as is.	False
path	<path>	The value for a PATH-like command-line argument; you can use `:` or `;` as path separators and NAnt will convert it to the platform's local conventions, while resolving references to environment variables.	False
unless	bool	Indicates if the argument should not be passed to the external program. If false then the argument will be passed; otherwise, skipped. The default is false.	False
value	string	A single command-line argument; can contain space characters.	False

Nested Elements:

<path>

Sets a single command-line argument and treats it like a PATH - ensures the right separator for the local platform is used.

</path>

Examples

A single command-line argument containing a space character.
```
<arg value="-l -a" />
    
```
Two separate command-line arguments.
```
<arg line="-l -a" />
    
```
A single command-line argument with the value \dir;\dir2;\dir3 on DOS-based systems and /dir:/dir2:/dir3 on Unix-like systems.
```
<arg path="/dir;/dir2:\dir3" />
    
```

<fxcop>

Parameters

Framework-configurable parameters

Nested Elements:

<dependencyDirectories>

</dependencyDirectories>

<targets>

</targets>

<imports>

</imports>

<rules>

</rules>

<arg>

Parameters

Nested Elements:

<path>

</path>

Examples

</arg>

Examples

Requirements