Question

Sometimes it can be confusing reading code in instance members that refers to other instance members of the same class (or a base class):

public void MyMethod()
{
    Where = did + AllTheseWeirdThings(GetDeclared()); // ?
}

Having a coding standard something like “prefix all private/protected members with “_” doesn’t help, because instance members can still refer to public members.

It would be much better to read this:

public void MyMethod()
{
    this.Where = this.did + base.AllTheseWeirdThings(this.GetDeclared()); // ?
}

Is there a way to enforce this, either with compiler options, StyleCop, or something similar?

Answer 1

There’s no compiler option that enforces your rule.

However, a cursory Google search brings up this StyleCop rule: http://www.thewayithink.co.uk/stylecop/sa1101.htm

ReSharper has a similar option.