Code inspection: Some SharedStatic`1.GetOrCreate overloads cause compiler errors

This inspection reports use of SharedStatic<T>.GetOrCreate overloads that take System.Type arguments inside code compiled by the Burst compiler.

These overloads are available in C#, but in Burst they can lead to compiler errors. The inspection recommends using the generic GetOrCreate<...>() overloads instead.

Example

In this example, the GetOrCreate method is called with a typeof expression. This is not supported in Burst and will be flagged.

                using Unity.Burst;
                using Unity.Jobs;

                [BurstCompile]
                public struct ExampleJob : IJob
                {
                    public void Execute()
                    {
                        // Reported: typeof is not supported in GetOrCreate
                        var shared = SharedStatic<int>.GetOrCreate(typeof(double));
                    }
                }
            

                using Unity.Burst;
                using Unity.Jobs;

                [BurstCompile]
                public struct ExampleJob : IJob
                {
                    public void Execute()
                    {
                        // Correct: Use the generic overload
                        var shared = SharedStatic<int>.GetOrCreate<double>();
                    }
                }
            

Quick-fix

This inspection does not provide a dedicated quick-fix. Fix it manually by switching to the generic SharedStatic<T>.GetOrCreate overloads. For two type arguments, use GetOrCreate<TContext, TSubContext>() instead of GetOrCreate(typeof(...), typeof(...)).

26 March 2026