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Based on several good articles I have been able to successfully create a few custom StyleCop rules. For reference, a few articles I found very useful on this topic are listed here: How to Implement a Custom StyleCop Rule Creating Custom Rules for Microsoft Source Analyzer - Part I Creating Custom Rules for Microsoft Source Analyzer - Part II Creating Custom Rules for Microsoft Source Analyzer - Part III I am using Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate edition along with StyleCop version 4.4.0.14. Creating a custom StyleCop rule calls for creating a class file along with a corresponding XML file, which

At the beginning of a C# file, I have added: //----------------------------------------------------------------------- // <copyright company="SomeCompany" file="MyFile.cs"> // Copyright © Some Company, 2011 // </copyright> // <auto-generated /> //----------------------------------------------------------------------- I want StyleCop to skip checking this file, so I used the auto-generated trick explained in other answers . However, after cleaning and rebuilding my solution, StyleCop keeps generating warnings for this file. Why does this happen? How can it be fixed? I am using Microsoft Visual

I've installed Stylecop via NuGet. I wish to disable some rules, and I know this can be done via a configuration file from what I've read. However, I can't find the file anywhere, and there seems to be little documentation describing where to create the file. How do I go about making the file? Edit : As this question still seems to be getting attention a couple of years later, I recommend using Roslyn Analyzer based StyleCop now. This has a few advantages: It's actually maintained and active. Takes advantage of Roslyn, and can perform some changes for you. It's a NuGet package so is installed