Gendarme.Rules.Performance.AvoidLargeStructureRule(2.10)
Assembly: Gendarme.Rules.Performance
Version: 2.10
This rule will fire if a value type (struct in C#) is larger than a maximum value (16 bytes by default). This is a problem because, unlike reference types, value types are bitwise-copied whenever they are assigned to a variable or passed to a method. If the type cannot be reduced in size then it should be turned into a reference type (class in C#).
Bad example:
public struct BigArgb {
long a, r, g, b;
}
Good example:
public sealed class BigArgb {
long a, r, g, b;
}
- This rule is available since Gendarme 2.0
Some elements of this rule can be customized to better fit your needs.
The maximum size structs may be without a defect.
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