CA1053 resolution question

Question

I have a VB class that has no constructor and all Shared methods.  CA1053 says that this is a bad thing.

If I add an empty Public New() method, the message is still generated on the next analyze pass.

If I change New() to be Protected or Private, I get items in the task list for each place where I create an instance of the class (Private Sub New()' is not accessible in this context because it is 'Private').

What can I do to make CA1053 go away and still have my code build properly?

Thanks,

Mark

 

 

Answer 1

Mark,

If you have a class that only has shared methods, why do you need to create an instance of it?

An example of a class with only shared methods, is the System.Math class. It has a private constructor, as it adds no benefit (and it makes no sense) for it to be createable.

By-the-way, if you specify no constructors, the VB compiler will generated a default public constructor.

Regards

David

Answer 2

Excellent point.

I removed the instantiations and marked it as Uninheritable and all is well.  Thanks!