IsUsedByMethod Method (ExtensionMethodsCQLinqDependency)

Syntax

[Extension()]
public static bool IsUsedByMethod( 
   IUsed usedCodeElement,
   string userMethodFullName
)

usedCodeElement: This NDepend.CodeModel.IUsed object. A NDepend.CodeModel.IUsed object can be a NDepend.CodeModel.IAssembly, NDepend.CodeModel.INamespace, NDepend.CodeModel.IMember, NDepend.CodeModel.IType, NDepend.CodeModel.IMethod or NDepend.CodeModel.IField object.
userMethodFullName: The NDepend.CodeModel.ICodeElement.FullName of the method user.
The string userMethodFullName can contain wildcard '*' characters but cannot be just a single wildcard string "*".
If one or several methods are matched by userMethodFullName, this method has a used by any behavior.

Exceptions

Exception	Description
System.NotImplementedException	This extension method cannot be called from a program consuming NDepend.API. In such context, the method NDepend.CodeModel.IUsed.NDepend.CodeModel.IUsed.IsUsedByMethod must be called instead.

Remarks

If one or several methods are matched by , they will be listed in NDepend.CodeQuery.IQueryExecutionSuccessResult.TargetCodeElements.
In the context of a CQLinq compiled query, this method has a constant time complexity.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 11, 10, 8, 7 and Linux, MacOS with net8.0, net7.0 or net6.0 installed