Name Property (ICodeElement)

Gets a string representing the name of this code element.

Syntax

string Name {get;}

The name of this code element.

Remarks

In case of a code base, the name is equal to the NDepend.Project.IProject.NDepend.Project.IProject.Properties.NDepend.Project.IProjectProperties.Name.
In case of a type the name is TypeName<T> not prefixed with the parent namespace name.
In case of a nested type the name is OutterTypeName+TypeName<T> prefixed with the parent type name but not prefixed with the parent namespace name.
In case of a method the name is MethodName<T>(parameters types) not prefixed with the parent namespace name or parent type name.
In case of a field the name is FieldName not prefixed with the parent namespace name or parent type name.
In case of a namespace the name is simply the namespace name like N1.N2.N3.
The anonymous namespace of an assembly has a Name equals to the empty string.
In case of an assembly the name is the assembly main module file name, without file extension.

This property getter 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