IAssembly Interface Members

The following tables list the members exposed by IAssembly.

Public Properties

	Name	Description
	Abstractness	Gets a float numeric nullable value in the range [0,1] assessing the ratio of the number of internal abstract types (i.e abstract classes and interfaces) to the number of internal types.
	AssembliesUsed	Gets a sequence of assemblies that this assembly is using. If this assembly is a third-party assembly, gets an empty sequence.
	AssembliesUsingMe	Gets a sequence of assemblies that are using this assembly.
	CompanyName	Get the string value of the attribute System.Reflection.AssemblyCompanyAttribute, or empty string if this assembly hasn't such attribute.
	ContainsNamespaceDependencyCycle	Gets a value indicating whether this application assembly contains a dependency cycle between its ICodeElementParent.ChildNamespaces. Gets null if this assembly is a third-party assembly.
	DistFromMainSeq	Gets a float numeric nullable value equals to NormDistFromMainSeq / Sqrt(2), assessing the balance between Abstractness and Instability for this assembly. A returned value close to 0 indicates an ideal balance.
	FilePath	Gets this assembly main module file path, found during analysis.
	Instability	Gets a float numeric nullable value in the range [0,1] assessing an value of the assembly's resilience to change..
	NbNamespaces	Gets the number of namespaces declared in this assembly. Gets null if this assembly is a third-party assembly.
	NbTypes	Gets the number of types declared in this assembly. Gets null if this assembly is a third-party assembly.
	NbTypesUsed	Gets a numeric nullable value counting types outside this assembly used by child types of this assembly. Third-party types are taken account in this cout.
	NbTypesUsingMe	Gets a numeric nullable value counting types outside this assembly using a child type of this assembly.
	NormDistFromMainSeq	Gets a float numeric nullable value in the range [0,1] assessing the balance between Abstractness and Instability for this assembly. A returned value close to 0 indicates an ideal balance.
	PDBFound	Gets a boolean value that indicates if the PDB file for this assembly has been found at analysis time.
	PublicKeyToken	Get the hexadecimal upper string value of the PublicKeyToken, or empty string if this assembly is not signed.
	RelationalCohesion	Gets a float numeric nullable value assessing this assembly child types average cohesion.
	TargetFrameworkName	Gets the target framework name (TFM) of the assembly.
	TargetPlatform	Gets the target platform of the assembly (Any CPU, x86, x64...).
	Version	Gets the assembly version, the version specified with the System.Reflection.AssemblyVersionAttribute attribute.
	VisualStudioProjectFilePath	Gets this assembly corresponding Visual Studio project file path, if found at analysis-time, otherwise gets null.

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Extension Methods

	Name	Description
	AllAnnualInterest	Gets the summed annual-interest of all issues relative to codeElement, and relative to all its children code elements, defined by codeElement.NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElementParent.RecursiveChildren, if codeElement is a NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElementParent.
	AllAnnualInterestDiff	Gets NewerIssuesSet.NDepend.Issue.IIssuesSet.AllAnnualInterestIn of NDepend.CodeModel.ICompareContext.NewerVersion<T> of codeElement, minus OlderIssuesSet.NDepend.Issue.IIssuesSet.AllAnnualInterestIn of NDepend.CodeModel.ICompareContext.OlderVersion<T> of codeElement.
	AllAnnualInterestPercent	Gets NDepend.TechnicalDebt.ExtensionMethodsDebtUsableInCQLinq.NDepend.TechnicalDebt.ExtensionMethodsDebtUsableInCQLinq.AnnualInterestPercent(AllDebt,AllAnnualInterest).
	AllAnnualInterestPercentDiff	Gets NDepend.TechnicalDebt.ExtensionMethodsDebtUsableInCQLinq.NDepend.TechnicalDebt.ExtensionMethodsDebtUsableInCQLinq.AnnualInterestPercent(AllDebtDiff,AllAnnualInterestDiff).
	AllBreakingPoint	Gets NDepend.TechnicalDebt.ExtensionMethodsDebtUsableInCQLinq.NDepend.TechnicalDebt.ExtensionMethodsDebtUsableInCQLinq.BreakingPoint(AllDebt,AllAnnualInterest).
	AllBreakingPointDiff	Gets NDepend.TechnicalDebt.ExtensionMethodsDebtUsableInCQLinq.NDepend.TechnicalDebt.ExtensionMethodsDebtUsableInCQLinq.BreakingPoint(AllDebtDiff,AllAnnualInterestDiff).
	AllDebt	Gets the summed debt of all issues relative to codeElement, and relative to all its children code elements, defined by codeElement.NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElementParent.RecursiveChildren, if codeElement is a NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElementParent.
	AllDebtDiff	Gets NewerIssuesSet.NDepend.Issue.IIssuesSet.AllDebtIn of NDepend.CodeModel.ICompareContext.NewerVersion<T> of codeElement, minus OlderIssuesSet.NDepend.Issue.IIssuesSet.AllDebtIn of NDepend.CodeModel.ICompareContext.OlderVersion<T> of codeElement.
	AllIssues	Gets all issues relative to codeElement, and relative to all its child code elements, defined by codeElement.NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElementParent.RecursiveChildren, if codeElement is a NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElementParent.
	AllIssuesCount	Gets the count of all issues relative to codeElement, and relative to all its children code elements, defined by codeElement.NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElementParent.RecursiveChildren, if codeElement is a NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElementParent.
	AnnualInterest	Overloaded. Gets the summed annual-interest of all issues of rule.
	AnnualInterestDiff	Overloaded. Gets NewerIssuesSet.NDepend.Issue.IIssuesSet.AnnualInterest of NewerVersion(IRule) of rule, minus OlderIssuesSet.NDepend.Issue.IIssuesSet.AnnualInterest of OlderVersion(IRule) of rule.
	AnnualInterestPercent	Overloaded. Gets NDepend.TechnicalDebt.ExtensionMethodsDebtUsableInCQLinq.NDepend.TechnicalDebt.ExtensionMethodsDebtUsableInCQLinq.AnnualInterestPercent(Debt(IRule),AnnualInterest(IRule)).
	AnnualInterestPercentDiff	Overloaded. Gets NDepend.TechnicalDebt.ExtensionMethodsDebtUsableInCQLinq.NDepend.TechnicalDebt.ExtensionMethodsDebtUsableInCQLinq.AnnualInterestPercent(DebtDiff(IRule),AnnualInterestDiff(IRule)).
	BreakingPoint	Overloaded. Gets NDepend.TechnicalDebt.ExtensionMethodsDebtUsableInCQLinq.NDepend.TechnicalDebt.ExtensionMethodsDebtUsableInCQLinq.BreakingPoint(Debt(IRule),AnnualInterest(IRule)).
	BreakingPointDiff	Overloaded. Gets NDepend.TechnicalDebt.ExtensionMethodsDebtUsableInCQLinq.NDepend.TechnicalDebt.ExtensionMethodsDebtUsableInCQLinq.BreakingPoint(DebtDiff(IRule),AnnualInterestDiff(IRule)).
	CodeWasChanged	Returns true if the code of this codeContainer object, has been modified. This method can only be called in a ICQLinqExecutionContext, otherwise the method NDepend.CodeModel.ICompareContext.NDepend.CodeModel.ICompareContext.CodeWasChanged must be called instead.
	CommentsWereChanged	Returns true if comments of this codeContainer object, have been modified. This method can only be called in a ICQLinqExecutionContext, otherwise the method NDepend.CodeModel.ICompareContext.NDepend.CodeModel.ICompareContext.CommentsWereChanged must be called instead.
	CostToReachBetterRating	Returns the estimated cost, to reach a better rating, based on the fact that codeElement has actually a total debt estimated to AllDebt(codeElement).
	CostToReachRating	Returns the estimated effort to reach ratingToReach, based on the fact that codeElement has actually a total debt estimated to AllDebt(codeElement).
	Debt	Overloaded. Gets the summed debt of all issues of rule.
	DebtDiff	Overloaded. Gets NewerIssuesSet.NDepend.Issue.IIssuesSet.Debt of NewerVersion(IRule) of rule, minus OlderIssuesSet.NDepend.Issue.IIssuesSet.Debt of OlderVersion(IRule) of rule.
	DebtRating	Gets the debt rating of codeElement in the range NDepend.TechnicalDebt.DebtRating.A (very good) to NDepend.TechnicalDebt.DebtRating.E (very bad).
	DebtRatingChanged	Gets a value that indicates if codeElement.NDepend.Issue.IIssuesSet.DebtRating is different for NDepend.CodeModel.ICompareContext.NewerVersion<T> and NDepend.CodeModel.ICompareContext.OlderVersion<T> of codeElement.
	DebtRatingImproved	Gets a value that indicates if codeElement.NDepend.Issue.IIssuesSet.DebtRating is better for NDepend.CodeModel.ICompareContext.NewerVersion<T> than for NDepend.CodeModel.ICompareContext.OlderVersion<T> of codeElement.
	DebtRatingWorsened	Gets a value that indicates if codeElement.NDepend.Issue.IIssuesSet.DebtRating is better for NDepend.CodeModel.ICompareContext.OlderVersion<T> than for NDepend.CodeModel.ICompareContext.NewerVersion<T> of codeElement.
	DebtRatio	Estimate the ratio of technical debt, measured through AllDebt(codeElement). This ratio is expressed in percentage, of estimated debt, compared to the estimated time it would take to rewrite codeElement from scratch.
	DebtRatioDiff	Gets NewerIssuesSet.NDepend.Issue.IIssuesSet.DebtRatio of NDepend.CodeModel.ICompareContext.NewerVersion<T> of codeElement, minus OlderIssuesSet.NDepend.Issue.IIssuesSet.DebtRatio of NDepend.CodeModel.ICompareContext.OlderVersion<T> of codeElement.
	DepthOfIsUsedBy	Returns a non-null depth of usage value, if usedCodeElement is directly or indirectly used by a NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElement whose NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElement.FullName is userCodeElementFullName. This method can only be called in a ICQLinqExecutionContext, otherwise the extension method NDepend.CodeModel.ExtensionMethodsSequenceUsage.NDepend.CodeModel.ExtensionMethodsSequenceUsage.DepthOfIsUsedByAny<TUsed,TUser> must be called instead.
	DepthOfIsUsing	Returns a non-null depth of usage value, if userCodeElement is directly or indirectly using a NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElement whose NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElement.FullName is usedCodeElementFullName. This method can only be called in a ICQLinqExecutionContext, otherwise the extension method NDepend.CodeModel.ExtensionMethodsSequenceUsage.NDepend.CodeModel.ExtensionMethodsSequenceUsage.DepthOfIsUsingAny<TUser,TUsed> must be called instead.
	EffortToDevelop	Evaluate the total time to develop codeElement based on codeElement.NDepend.CodeModel.ExtensionMethodsHelpers.GetNbLinesOfCode_GuaranteedIfPDBFound, by applying a linear coefficent inferred from the project NDepend.TechnicalDebt.DebtSettings settings: NDepend.TechnicalDebt.DebtSettings.EstimatedNumberOfManDayToDevelop1000LogicalLinesOfCode and NDepend.TechnicalDebt.DebtSettings.NumberOfWorkHourPerDay.
	FullNameLike	Returns true if this codeElement.NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElement.FullName string matches the regular expression regexString. This method can only be called in a ICQLinqExecutionContext, otherwise the extension method NDepend.CodeModel.ExtensionMethodsNaming.NDepend.CodeModel.ExtensionMethodsNaming.WithFullNameLike<TCodeElement> must be called instead.
	GetImage<T>	Get the image that represents the codeElement.
	GetNbLinesOfCode_GuaranteedIfPDBFound	Try gets a number of lines of code for an application codeElement. This value is guaranteed not being zero if the code element is in an assembly for which PDB file has been found and parsed.
	HasAnnualInterest	Gets a value indicating whether the codeElement has annual-interest or not.
	HasAttribute	Returns true if this attributeTargetCodeElement is directly tagged by a attribute class whose NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElement.FullName is attributeTypeFullName. This method can only be called in a ICQLinqExecutionContext, otherwise the method NDepend.CodeModel.IAttributeTarget.NDepend.CodeModel.IAttributeTarget.HasAttribute must be called instead.
	HasDebt	Gets a value indicating whether the codeElement has debt or not.
	HasIssue	Gets a value indicating whether the codeElement has issues or not.
	IsIndirectlyUsedBy	Returns true if usedCodeElement is, directly or indirectly, used by a NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElement whose NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElement.FullName is userCodeElementFullName. This method can only be called in a ICQLinqExecutionContext, otherwise the extension method NDepend.CodeModel.ExtensionMethodsSequenceUsage.NDepend.CodeModel.ExtensionMethodsSequenceUsage.IndirectlyUsedByAny<TUsed,TUser> must be called instead.
	IsIndirectlyUsing	Returns true if userCodeElement is, directly or indirectly, using a NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElement whose NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElement.FullName is usedCodeElementFullName. This method can only be called in a ICQLinqExecutionContext, otherwise the extension method NDepend.CodeModel.ExtensionMethodsSequenceUsage.NDepend.CodeModel.ExtensionMethodsSequenceUsage.IndirectlyUsingAny<TUser,TUsed> must be called instead.
	IsInNewerBuild	Returns true if this codeElement object is in the newer version of the code base. This method can only be called in a ICQLinqExecutionContext, otherwise the method NDepend.CodeModel.ICompareContext.NDepend.CodeModel.ICompareContext.IsInNewerBuild must be called instead.
	IsInOlderBuild	Returns true if this codeElement object is in the older version of the code base. This method can only be called in a ICQLinqExecutionContext, otherwise the method NDepend.CodeModel.ICompareContext.NDepend.CodeModel.ICompareContext.IsInOlderBuild must be called instead.
	IsNotUsedAnymore	Returns true if this codeElement object is in a third-party assembly (or is a third-party assembly itself), and if it is used by the older version of the code base, but not by the newer version. This method can only be called in a ICQLinqExecutionContext, otherwise the method NDepend.CodeModel.ICompareContext.NDepend.CodeModel.ICompareContext.IsNotUsedAnymore must be called instead.
	IsPresentInBothBuilds	Returns true if this codeElement object is both in the newer and older versions of the code base. This method can only be called in a ICQLinqExecutionContext, otherwise the method NDepend.CodeModel.ICompareContext.NDepend.CodeModel.ICompareContext.IsPresentInBothBuilds must be called instead.
	Issues	Overloaded. Gets all issues of rule.
	IssuesAdded	Overloaded. Gets all issues of rule that have no equivalent in OlderIssuesSet. These issues are considered as added.
	IssuesFixed	Overloaded. Gets all issues of rule that have no equivalent in NewerIssuesSet. These issues are considered as fixed.
	IsUsedBy	Returns true if this usedCodeElement is directly used by a NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElement whose NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElement.FullName is userCodeElementFullName. This method can only be called in a ICQLinqExecutionContext, otherwise the method NDepend.CodeModel.IUsed.NDepend.CodeModel.IUsed.IsUsedBy must be called instead.
	IsUsedByAssembly	Returns true if this usedCodeElement is directly used by a NDepend.CodeModel.IAssembly whose NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElement.Name is userAssemblyName. This method can only be called in a ICQLinqExecutionContext, otherwise the method NDepend.CodeModel.IUsed.NDepend.CodeModel.IUsed.IsUsedByAssembly must be called instead.
	IsUsedByEvent	Returns true if this usedCodeElement is directly used by a NDepend.CodeModel.IEvent whose NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElement.FullName is userEventFullName. This event can only be called in a ICQLinqExecutionContext, otherwise the event NDepend.CodeModel.IUsed.NDepend.CodeModel.IUsed.IsUsedByEvent must be called instead.
	IsUsedByMethod	Returns true if this usedCodeElement is directly used by a NDepend.CodeModel.IMethod whose NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElement.FullName is userMethodFullName. This method can only be called in a ICQLinqExecutionContext, otherwise the method NDepend.CodeModel.IUsed.NDepend.CodeModel.IUsed.IsUsedByMethod must be called instead.
	IsUsedByNamespace	Returns true if this usedCodeElement is directly used by a NDepend.CodeModel.INamespace whose NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElement.Name is userNamespaceName. This method can only be called in a ICQLinqExecutionContext, otherwise the method NDepend.CodeModel.IUsed.NDepend.CodeModel.IUsed.IsUsedByNamespace must be called instead.
	IsUsedByProperty	Returns true if this usedCodeElement is directly used by a NDepend.CodeModel.IProperty whose NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElement.FullName is userPropertyFullName. This property can only be called in a ICQLinqExecutionContext, otherwise the property NDepend.CodeModel.IUsed.NDepend.CodeModel.IUsed.IsUsedByProperty must be called instead.
	IsUsedByType	Returns true if this usedCodeElement is directly used by a NDepend.CodeModel.IType whose NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElement.FullName is userTypeFullName. This method can only be called in a ICQLinqExecutionContext, otherwise the method NDepend.CodeModel.IUsed.NDepend.CodeModel.IUsed.IsUsedByType must be called instead.
	IsUsedDifferently	Returns true if this codeElementParent is a namespace or a type in a third-party assembly (or is a third-party assembly itself) and if some of its children code elements are not used anymore by the newer version of the code base, or are used by the newer version of the code base, but are not used by the older version. This method can only be called in a ICQLinqExecutionContext, otherwise the method NDepend.CodeModel.ICompareContext.NDepend.CodeModel.ICompareContext.IsUsedDifferently must be called instead.
	IsUsedRecently	Returns true if this codeElement object is in a third-party assembly (or is a third-party assembly itself), and if it is used by the newer version of the code base, but not by the older version. This method can only be called in a ICQLinqExecutionContext, otherwise the method NDepend.CodeModel.ICompareContext.NDepend.CodeModel.ICompareContext.IsUsedRecently must be called instead.
	IsUsing	Returns true if this userCodeElement is directly using a NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElement whose NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElement.FullName is usedCodeElementFullName. This method can only be called in a ICQLinqExecutionContext, otherwise the method NDepend.CodeModel.IUser.NDepend.CodeModel.IUser.IsUsing must be called instead.
	IsUsingAssembly	Returns true if this userCodeElement is directly using a NDepend.CodeModel.IAssembly whose NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElement.Name is usedAssemblyName. This method can only be called in a ICQLinqExecutionContext, otherwise the method NDepend.CodeModel.IUser.NDepend.CodeModel.IUser.IsUsingAssembly must be called instead.
	IsUsingEvent	Returns true if this userCodeElement is directly using a NDepend.CodeModel.IEvent whose NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElement.FullName is usedEventFullName. This method can only be called in a ICQLinqExecutionContext, otherwise the method NDepend.CodeModel.IUser.NDepend.CodeModel.IUser.IsUsingEvent must be called instead.
	IsUsingField	Returns true if this userCodeElement is directly using a NDepend.CodeModel.IField whose NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElement.FullName is usedFieldFullName. This method can only be called in a ICQLinqExecutionContext, otherwise the method NDepend.CodeModel.IUser.NDepend.CodeModel.IUser.IsUsingField must be called instead.
	IsUsingMethod	Returns true if this userCodeElement is directly using a NDepend.CodeModel.IMethod whose NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElement.FullName is usedMethodFullName. This method can only be called in a ICQLinqExecutionContext, otherwise the method NDepend.CodeModel.IUser.NDepend.CodeModel.IUser.IsUsingMethod must be called instead.
	IsUsingNamespace	Returns true if this userCodeElement is directly using a NDepend.CodeModel.INamespace whose NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElement.Name is usedNamespaceName. This method can only be called in a ICQLinqExecutionContext, otherwise the method NDepend.CodeModel.IUser.NDepend.CodeModel.IUser.IsUsingNamespace must be called instead.
	IsUsingProperty	Returns true if this userCodeElement is directly using a NDepend.CodeModel.IProperty whose NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElement.FullName is usedPropertyFullName. This method can only be called in a ICQLinqExecutionContext, otherwise the method NDepend.CodeModel.IUser.NDepend.CodeModel.IUser.IsUsingProperty must be called instead.
	IsUsingType	Returns true if this userCodeElement is directly using a NDepend.CodeModel.IType whose NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElement.FullName is usedTypeFullName. This method can only be called in a ICQLinqExecutionContext, otherwise the method NDepend.CodeModel.IUser.NDepend.CodeModel.IUser.IsUsingType must be called instead.
	NameLike	Returns true if this codeElement.NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElement.Name string matches the regular expression regexString. This method can only be called in a ICQLinqExecutionContext, otherwise the extension method NDepend.CodeModel.ExtensionMethodsNaming.NDepend.CodeModel.ExtensionMethodsNaming.WithNameLike<TCodeElement> must be called instead.
	SimpleNameLike	Returns true if this codeElement.NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElement.SimpleName string matches the regular expression regexString. This method can only be called in a ICQLinqExecutionContext, otherwise the extension method NDepend.CodeModel.ExtensionMethodsNaming.NDepend.CodeModel.ExtensionMethodsNaming.WithFullNameLike<TCodeElement> must be called instead.
	TryDiffSource	Opens with a textual files compare/diff tool, the older and newer source versions of codeElement.
	TryOpenSource	Overloaded. Opens the source file containing the declaration of this ICodeElement, and points to the declaration line.
	WasAdded	Returns true if this codeElement object has been added and thus, is not present in the older version of the code base. This method can only be called in a ICQLinqExecutionContext, otherwise the method NDepend.CodeModel.ICompareContext.NDepend.CodeModel.ICompareContext.WasAdded must be called instead.
	WasChanged	Returns true if this codeElement object was changed in any way (code change, comment change, visibility change...). This method can only be called in a ICQLinqExecutionContext, otherwise the method NDepend.CodeModel.ICompareContext.NDepend.CodeModel.ICompareContext.WasChanged must be called instead.
	WasRemoved	Returns true if this codeElement object has been removed and thus, is not present in the newer version of the code base. This method can only be called in a ICQLinqExecutionContext, otherwise the method NDepend.CodeModel.ICompareContext.NDepend.CodeModel.ICompareContext.WasRemoved must be called instead.

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Reference

IAssembly Interface
NDepend.CodeModel Namespace