<Type Name="PreferGenericsOverRefObjectRule" FullName="Gendarme.Rules.Design.Generic.PreferGenericsOverRefObjectRule">
  <TypeSignature Language="C#" Value="public class PreferGenericsOverRefObjectRule : Gendarme.Rules.Design.Generic.GenericsBaseRule, Gendarme.Framework.IMethodRule" />
  <TypeSignature Language="ILAsm" Value=".class public auto ansi beforefieldinit PreferGenericsOverRefObjectRule extends Gendarme.Rules.Design.Generic.GenericsBaseRule implements class Gendarme.Framework.IMethodRule, class Gendarme.Framework.IRule" />
  <AssemblyInfo>
    <AssemblyName>Gendarme.Rules.Design.Generic</AssemblyName>
    <AssemblyVersion>2.11.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
  </AssemblyInfo>
  <Base>
    <BaseTypeName>Gendarme.Rules.Design.Generic.GenericsBaseRule</BaseTypeName>
  </Base>
  <Interfaces>
    <Interface>
      <InterfaceName>Gendarme.Framework.IMethodRule</InterfaceName>
    </Interface>
  </Interfaces>
  <Attributes>
    <Attribute>
      <AttributeName>Gendarme.Framework.FxCopCompatibility("Microsoft.Design", "CA1007:UseGenericsWhereAppropriate")</AttributeName>
    </Attribute>
    <Attribute>
      <AttributeName>Gendarme.Framework.Problem("This method contains a reference parameter to System.Object which is often an indication that the code is not type safe.")</AttributeName>
    </Attribute>
    <Attribute>
      <AttributeName>Gendarme.Framework.Solution("Change the parameter to use a generic type where the caller will provide the type.")</AttributeName>
    </Attribute>
  </Attributes>
  <Docs>
    <summary>
            This rule fires if a method has a reference argument (<c>ref</c> or
            <c>out</c> in C#) to <c>System.Object</c>. These methods can generally be
            rewritten in .NET 2.0 using generics which provides type safety, eliminates
            casts, and makes the API easier to consume.
            </summary>
    <remarks>This rule applies only to assemblies targeting .NET 2.0 and later.</remarks>
    <example>
            Bad example:
            <code>
            // common before 2.0 but we can do better now
            public bool TryGetValue (string key, ref object value)
            {
            	// ...
            }
            </code></example>
    <example>
            Good example:
            <code>
            public bool TryGetValue&lt;T&gt; (string key, ref T value)
            {
            	// ...
            }
            </code></example>
  </Docs>
  <Members>
    <Member MemberName=".ctor">
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public PreferGenericsOverRefObjectRule ();" />
      <MemberSignature Language="ILAsm" Value=".method public hidebysig specialname rtspecialname instance void .ctor() cil managed" />
      <MemberType>Constructor</MemberType>
      <AssemblyInfo>
        <AssemblyVersion>2.11.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
      </AssemblyInfo>
      <Parameters />
      <Docs>
        <summary>To be added.</summary>
        <remarks>To be added.</remarks>
      </Docs>
    </Member>
    <Member MemberName="CheckMethod">
      <MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public Gendarme.Framework.RuleResult CheckMethod (Mono.Cecil.MethodDefinition method);" />
      <MemberSignature Language="ILAsm" Value=".method public hidebysig newslot virtual instance valuetype Gendarme.Framework.RuleResult CheckMethod(class Mono.Cecil.MethodDefinition method) cil managed" />
      <MemberType>Method</MemberType>
      <AssemblyInfo>
        <AssemblyVersion>2.11.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
      </AssemblyInfo>
      <ReturnValue>
        <ReturnType>Gendarme.Framework.RuleResult</ReturnType>
      </ReturnValue>
      <Parameters>
        <Parameter Name="method" Type="Mono.Cecil.MethodDefinition" />
      </Parameters>
      <Docs>
        <param name="method">To be added.</param>
        <summary>To be added.</summary>
        <returns>To be added.</returns>
        <remarks>To be added.</remarks>
      </Docs>
    </Member>
  </Members>
</Type>
