Why is this an issue?
There are several reasons for a method not to have a method body:
- It is an unintentional omission, and should be fixed.
- It is not yet, or never will be, supported. In this case a
NotSupportedException should be thrown.
- The method is an intentionally-blank override. In this case a nested comment should explain the reason for the blank override.
Noncompliant code example
Sub DoSomething()
End Sub
Function DoSomething() As String
End Function
Compliant solution
Sub DoSomething()
' Not implemented because of reason
End Sub
Function DoSomething() As String
Throw New NotSupportedException
End Function
Exceptions
The following methods are ignored:
- empty
Overridable or MustOverride methods,
- empty methods that override an
MustOverride method,
- empty overrides in test assemblies.
