Avoid empty finalizer

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Metadata

ID: csharp-best-practices/no-empty-finalizer

Language: C#

Severity: Info

Category: Best Practices

Description

Destructor should not be empty.

Non-Compliant Code Examples

public class MyClass {
    ~MyClass() {
        
    }
}

Compliant Code Examples

public class MyClass {
    ~MyClass() {
        doSomething();
    }
}

How to use this rule

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rulesets:
  - csharp-best-practices     # Rules to enforce C# best practices.

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