Where to read docs for Microsoft.CodeAnalysis?

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In Visual Studio 2015 (after installing the SDK preview), I created a 'diagnostic with code fix' project. The skeleton code is full of interesting types such as DiagnosticAnalyzer (under Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Diagnostics) and CodeFixProvider (under Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CodeFixes).

Where can I read the docs for these types? I couldn't find them on msdn. All I found was a different namespace with a confusingly similar name System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis .

Ideally msdn would have a full guide to writing a DiagnosticAnalyzer, as well as the usual reference documentation.

score 10 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 22 '18 at 10:00

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These are all Roslyn related, so the best place to look is the Roslyn documentation

It has samples, walkthroughs, FAQ, etc. Specifically here's a PDF file showing How To: Write a C# Diagnostic and Code Fix using a DiagnosticAnalyzer.

MSDN doesn't usually have information on technologies still in preview. I can only guess that until VS 2015 ships all the MSDN articles would be published (but we'll have to wait and see).

edited Dec 22 '18 at 10:00

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answered Dec 29 '14 at 10:23

i3arnon

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Brilliant thanks. It looks like the API has changed a little since April but that guide should be really helpful. When this is released properly I expect people are going to make a lot of cool stuff. – Colonel Panic Dec 29 '14 at 11:04
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Wicked I've got my DiagnosticAnalyzer working without yet a CodeFixProvider. I really like the API. – Colonel Panic Dec 29 '14 at 11:40

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 14 '17 at 03:50

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Roslyn is now moved to https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn

I think still the documentation is not that very great...!

my personal openion

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 26 '22 at 14:11

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This is an older question, but the docs have moved Roslyn Wiki A useful example: build a c# analyzer

answered Apr 26 '22 at 14:11

James Krauss

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While this link may answer the question, it is better to include the essential parts of the answer here and provide the link for reference. Link-only answers can become invalid if the linked page changes. - [From Review](/review/late-answers/31628761) – Furkan Öztürk Apr 26 '22 at 16:40

Where to read docs for Microsoft.CodeAnalysis?

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