Constructor cannot call itself

• Jun 07, 2019

CodeRush Classic shows the Constructor cannot call itself code issue if a constructor calls itself.

Fix

Remove the invalid call or replace it with the call to another constructor.

Purpose

Highlights the constructor declaration statements, which would cause the Constructor cannot call itself compilation error.

Example

C#

public class MyClass
{
    public MyClass()
    {
        Name = "Default";
    }
    public MyClass(int value)
        :│this(value)
    {
        Value = value;
    }
    public string Name { get; private set; }
    public int Value { get; set; }
}

Fix:

C#

public class MyClass
{
    public MyClass()
    {
        Name = "Default";
    }
    public MyClass(int value)
        :this()
    {
        Value = value;
    }
    public string Name { get; private set; }
    public int Value { get; set; }
}