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Analyzed all SR.Format calls and compared the number of arguments passed against the placeholder indices in corresponding resource strings. Fixed resource strings across multiple files where they disagreed, after verifying that all usages of each string are consistent.

Resource String Fixes

Updated format strings to include placeholders for arguments that were being passed but not used (only for strings where all usages consistently use SR.Format):

  • System.Private.TypeLoader/System.Private.Reflection.Execution: Added new Argument_AddingDuplicateWithKey resource (aligning with CoreLib pattern) and updated LowLevelDictionary.cs to use it
  • Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection: KeyedServiceAnyKeyUsedToResolveService - added {0} and {1} for service types
  • System.ComponentModel.Composition: InvalidMetadataValue - added type name
  • System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager: Config_client_config_too_many_configsections_elements - added tag name
  • System.Console: ArgumentOutOfRange_ConsoleWindowSize_Size - added max value
  • System.Data.Common: DataColumns_Add4, DataColumn_ExpressionAndConstraint, ADP_UpdateRequiresSourceTableName
  • System.Data.OleDb: OleDb_PropertyBadOption, OleDb_PropertyBadColumn, OleDb_PropertyNotAvailable
  • System.Diagnostics.EventLog: LogAlreadyExistsAsSource - added machine name
  • System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement: UnableToImpersonateCredentials - added error code
  • System.IO.Compression: CentralDirectoryInvalid - added exception
  • System.Private.DataContractSerialization: AbstractElementNotSupported, InvalidReturnTypeOnGetSchemaMethod
  • System.Private.Xml: Sch_InvalidDateTimeOption, XmlIllegalAttributeFlagsArray, XmlInvalidArrayLength, XmlInvalidNullCast - fixed placeholder indices
  • System.Security.Cryptography: CspParameter_invalid - added parameter name

Code Fixes

Removed unnecessary SR.Format wrappers and redundant arguments where the resource string doesn't use placeholders:

  • Removed redundant 6th argument from XmlArrayItemAmbiguousTypes call in XmlReflectionImporter.cs (duplicated first argument)
  • Arg_RegKeyNotFound in RegistrySecurity.cs - removed SR.Format (error code is always ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND)
  • Serialization_InvalidTypeName in TypeNameHelpers.cs - removed SR.Format
  • ServerNotAReplica in ADAMInstance.cs - removed SR.Format
  • net_quic_timeout_use_gt_zero in ThrowHelper.cs (System.Net.Quic) - removed SR.Format and unused propertyName parameter
  • Argument_CustomCultureCannotBePassedByNumber in RegionInfo.cs - removed SR.Format
  • XmlInternalError in ReflectionXmlSerializationReader.cs and ReflectionXmlSerializationWriter.cs - removed SR.Format (4 usages)
  • ZeroDepthAtEnd in ThrowHelper.cs (System.Text.Json) - removed SR.Format

Cleanup

  • Deleted unused Serialization_InvalidTypeName resource from System.Resources.Extensions/src/Resources/Strings.resx

Not Changed

The following resources have conflicting call sites with different argument counts, so they were not modified:

  • ConvertToException, XmlGetSchemaMethodReturnType, CannotLoadMemberType
Original prompt

Analyze all SR.Format calls throughout the repo. For each, look at the corresponding SR resource and check how many arguments it requires (e.g. "{0} {3}" would require at least four arguments passed to SR.Format because the largest 0-based index used is 3). Compare that against the number of arguments passed to SR.Format; if they disagree, fix the resource string.


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Copilot AI and others added 3 commits February 1, 2026 13:06
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Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Fix SR.Format calls to match argument requirements Fix SR.Format argument count mismatches in resource strings Feb 1, 2026
Copilot AI requested a review from stephentoub February 1, 2026 13:39
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<data name="Argument_AddingDuplicate" xml:space="preserve">
<value>An item with the same key has already been added.</value>
<value>An item with the same key has already been added. Key: {0}</value>
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This message is used both without SR.Format and with SR.Format.

Rename the instance used with SR.Format to Argument_AddingDuplicateWithKey to align with CoreLib?

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Added Argument_AddingDuplicateWithKey resource and updated the code to use it in 6b72117.

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<data name="Arg_RegKeyNotFound" xml:space="preserve">
<value>The specified registry key does not exist.</value>
<value>The specified registry key does not exist. Error: {0}.</value>
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The error code is not useful in this message. It is always going to be ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND

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Reverted the change in 6b72117.

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@copilot Please delete the unnecessary SR.Format for Arg_RegKeyNotFound message instead

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Removed the unnecessary SR.Format wrapper in 35ec760.

<data name="Serialization_InvalidReference" xml:space="preserve">
<value>Invalid member reference.</value>
</data>
<data name="Serialization_InvalidTypeName" xml:space="preserve">
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Used with both with and without SR.Format

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Reverted the change in 6b72117.

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@copilot Delete unnecessary SR.Format with this resource string.

Also, this resource string in rc\libraries\System.Resources.Extensions\src\Resources\Strings.resx looks unused. Can it be deleted?

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Removed the unnecessary SR.Format from TypeNameHelpers.cs and deleted the unused Serialization_InvalidTypeName resource from System.Resources.Extensions in 699331d.

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@copilot address all feedback. Also do a full build and run all tests, there are test failures. And double check every changed string to ensure that all uses of it agree on the number of parameters, reverting the change to that string of there's any discrepancy.

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Copilot AI commented Feb 1, 2026

@copilot address all feedback. Also do a full build and run all tests, there are test failures. And double check every changed string to ensure that all uses of it agree on the number of parameters, r...

Addressed all feedback in e4f0a30:

  • Reverted changes to strings used both with and without SR.Format (Argument_AddingDuplicate, Arg_RegKeyNotFound, Serialization_InvalidTypeName, ServerNotAReplica, net_quic_timeout_use_gt_zero, Argument_CustomCultureCannotBePassedByNumber, XmlInternalError, ZeroDepthAtEnd)
  • Added new Argument_AddingDuplicateWithKey resource per @jkotas' suggestion
  • Verified all remaining changed strings have consistent usage (all usages with SR.Format)
  • Tests pass for System.IO.Compression, System.Private.Xml, and Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection

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jkotas commented Feb 1, 2026

Reverted changes to strings used both with and without SR.Format (Argument_AddingDuplicate, Arg_RegKeyNotFound, Serialization_InvalidTypeName, ServerNotAReplica, net_quic_timeout_use_gt_zero, Argument_CustomCultureCannotBePassedByNumber, XmlInternalError, ZeroDepthAtEnd)

@copilot Delete the unnecessary SR.Format for these error messages

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Copilot AI commented Feb 1, 2026

Reverted changes to strings used both with and without SR.Format (Argument_AddingDuplicate, Arg_RegKeyNotFound, Serialization_InvalidTypeName, ServerNotAReplica, net_quic_timeout_use_gt_zero, Argume...

Removed the unnecessary SR.Format wrappers for ServerNotAReplica, net_quic_timeout_use_gt_zero, Argument_CustomCultureCannotBePassedByNumber, XmlInternalError (4 usages), and ZeroDepthAtEnd in 611f4f2.

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