How do I suppress FxCop rule 'DoNotCatchGeneralExceptionTypes' with SupressMessage?

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I\'ve got code that catches everything and logs it. I don\'t normally do this, but I\'m writing an HTTP handler and want to return an appropriate HTTP code. Anyway, I\'m

Answer 1

1. In Solution Explorer, right-click your project and choose Properties.
2. In the Properties window, choose the Build tab.
3. In the Conditional compilation symbols text box, enter CODE_ANALYSIS.
4. In the code where you want to suppress certain messages, add the namespace System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis to the using section.
5. In FxCop, right-click the message you want to suppress and select Copy As -> SuppressMessage.
6. In your C# code, paste the SuppressMessage attribute in your code.

Your SupressMessage looks correct, so it could be the missing conditional compilation symbol!

Hope this helps, at least works on my machine ;) Greetz, Tom.

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