This rule is deprecated; use {rule:vbnet:S119} instead.

Why is this an issue?

Shared naming conventions allow teams to collaborate efficiently. This rule checks that all generic type parameter names match a provided regular expression.

The default configuration is the one recommended by Microsoft:

• Must start with an upper case 'T' character, e.g. T
• Followed by Pascal casing, starting with an upper case character, e.g. TKey
• Short abbreviations of 2 letters can be capitalized, e.g. TFooID
• Longer abbreviations need to be lower cased, e.g. TFooHtml

Noncompliant code example

With the default parameter value ^T(([A-Z]{1,3}[a-z0-9]+)*([A-Z]{2})?)?$:

Public Class Foo(Of t) ' Noncompliant
End Class

Compliant solution

Public Class Foo(Of T) ' Compliant
End Class