Code inspection: Redundant type arguments of method

This inspection reports redundant type arguments on calls of generic methods, where the compiler can automatically infer the type.

Consider this example:

        
    void TestMethod<T>(T argument)
    {
      Console.WriteLine(argument);
    }

    void AnotherMethod(int number)
    {
      // Type argument specification is redundant
      TestMethod<int>(number);
    }

    

In the AnotherMethod, the TestMethod<int>(number) call includes an explicit type argument specification <int>, which is unnecessary because the .NET runtime uses type inference, and it knows that number is an integer. Therefore <int> can be safely removed to make the code more concise.

Last modified: 05 June 2024