System.Diagnostics.Contracts Namespace

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The System.Diagnostics.Contracts namespace contains static classes for representing program contracts such as preconditions, postconditions, and invariants.

Classes

	Class	Description
	Contract	Contains static methods for representing program contracts such as preconditions, postconditions, and object invariants.
	ContractAbbreviatorAttribute	Enables you to define abbreviations for contracts that can be used in place of the full contract syntax.
	ContractArgumentValidatorAttribute	Enables the factoring of legacy if-then-throw code into separate methods for reuse, and provides full control over thrown exceptions and arguments.
	ContractClassAttribute	Specifies that a separate type contains the code contracts for this type.
	ContractClassForAttribute	Specifies that a class is a contract for a type.
	ContractFailedEventArgs	Provides methods and data for the Contract..::.ContractFailed event.
	ContractInvariantMethodAttribute	Marks a method as being the invariant method for a class.
	ContractOptionAttribute	Enables you to set contract and tool options at assembly, type, or method granularity.
	ContractPublicPropertyNameAttribute	Specifies that a field can be used in method contracts when the field has less visibility than the method.
	ContractReferenceAssemblyAttribute	Specifies that an assembly is a reference assembly that contains contracts.
	ContractRuntimeIgnoredAttribute	Identifies a member that has no run-time behavior.
	ContractVerificationAttribute	Instructs analysis tools to assume the correctness of an assembly, type, or member without performing static verification.
	PureAttribute	Indicates that a type or method is pure, that is, it does not make any visible state changes.

Enumerations

	Enumeration	Description
	ContractFailureKind	Specifies the type of contract that failed.