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Clean Code in C#

You're reading from   Clean Code in C# Refactor your legacy C# code base and improve application performance by applying best practices

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838982973
Length 500 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Jason Alls Jason Alls
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Preface 1. Coding Standards and Principles in C# 2. Code Review – Process and Importance FREE CHAPTER 3. Classes, Objects, and Data Structures 4. Writing Clean Functions 5. Exception Handling 6. Unit Testing 7. End-to-End System Testing 8. Threading and Concurrency 9. Designing and Developing APIs 10. Securing APIs with API Keys and Azure Key Vault 11. Addressing Cross-Cutting Concerns 12. Using Tools to Improve Code Quality 13. Refactoring C# Code – Identifying Code Smells 14. Refactoring C# Code – Implementing Design Patterns 15. Assessments 16. Other Books You May Enjoy

Using quick actions

Another handy tool that I like to use is the Quick Action tool. Appearing as a screwdriver , a lightbulb , or an error light bulb on a line of code, quick actions enable you to use a single command that will generate code, refactor code, suppress warnings, perform code fixes, and add using statements.

Since the CH10_AddressingCrossCuttingConcerns project had 32 warnings and 13 messages, we can use this project to see the quick actions in action. Have a look at the following screenshot:

Looking at the preceding screenshot, we see the lightbulb on line 10. If we click on the lightbulb, the following menu pops up:

If we click on Add readonly modifier, the readonly access modifier is placed after the private access modifier. Have a go yourself at using quick actions to modify the code. It is fairly straightforward once you get the hang of it. Once you have had a play around with...

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