Summary

Analyzes managed code assemblies and reports information about the assemblies, such as possible design, localization, performance, and security improvements.

Assembly

NAnt.Contrib.dll

Namespace

NAnt.Contrib.Tasks

Base Types

ExternalProgramBase

graph BT Type-->Base0["ExternalProgramBase"] Type["FxCopTask"] class Type type-node

Syntax

[TaskName("fxcop")]
public class FxCopTask : ExternalProgramBase

Examples

    <fxcop directOutputToConsole="true" projectFile="${build.dir}\Sample.fxcop">
    <targets>
        <include name="${build.dir}\bin\*.dll" />
    </targets>
    <rules>
        <include name="${build.dir}\rules\*.dll" />
    </rules>
</fxcop>

Remarks

this task relies on fxcopcmd.exe being in your PATH environment variable. You can download the latest FxCop from .

Attributes

Type	Description
TaskName

Constructors

Name	Summary
FxCopTask()	Creates a new `NAnt.Contrib.Tasks.FxCopTask` instance.

Properties

Name	Value	Summary
AnalysisReportFilename	string	Specifies the file name for the analysis report.
ApplyOutXsl	bool	Applies the XSL transformation specified in /outXsl to the analysis report before saving the file.
BaseDirectory	DirectoryInfo	The directory in which the command will be executed.
ConsoleXslFilename	string	Specifies the XSL or XSLT file that contains a transformation to be applied to the analysis output before it is displayed in the console.
DependencyDirectories	DirSet	Specifies additional directories to search for assembly dependencies. FxCopCmd always searches the target assembly directory and the current working directory.
DirectOutputToConsole	bool	Directs analysis output to the console or to the Output window in Visual Studio .NET. By default, the XSL file FxCopConsoleOutput.xsl is applied to the output before it is displayed.
FailOnAnalysisError	bool	Determines if the task should fail when analysis errors occur
ImportFiles	FileSet	Specifies the name of an analysis report or project file to import. Any messages in the imported file that are marked as excluded are not included in the analysis results.
IncludeSummaryReport	bool	Includes a summary report with the informational messages returned by FxCopCmd.
OutputXslFilename	string	Specifies the XSL or XSLT file that is referenced by the xml-stylesheet processing instruction in the analysis report.
PlatformDirectory	string	Specifies the location of the version of Mscorlib.dll that was used when building the target assemblies if this version is not installed on the computer running FxCopCmd.
ProgramArguments	string	Gets the program arguments.
ProjectFile	string	Specifies the filename of FxCop project file.
RuleLibraries	FileSet	Specifies the filename(s) of FxCop project file(s).
SaveResults	bool	Saves the results of the analysis in the project file.
TargetAssemblies	FileSet	Specifies the target assembly to analyze.
TypeList	string	Comma-separated list of type names to analyze. This option disables analysis of assemblies, namespaces, and resources; only the specified types and their members are included in the analysis. Use the wildcard character '*' at the end of the name to select multiple types.

Methods

Name	Value	Summary
ExecuteTask()	void	Executes the task.
PrepareProcess(Process)	void	Performs logic before the external process is started

FxCopTask Class