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Build error when using certain method names #2821

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Build error when using certain method names#2821
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@timcassell
timcassell
opened on Aug 14, 2025

Example benchmark method:

[Benchmark] public void System() { }

Fails with

error CS0119: 'Benchmarks.System()' is a method, which is not valid in the given context

We should use base.MethodName for instance methods, or <FullyQualifiedTypeName>.MethodName for static methods, rather than the simple MethodName. And qualify all types with global::

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  1. timcassell
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    on Aug 14, 2025
  2. timcassell
    marked CS0119 thrown when benchmark named _.System() #2543 as a duplicate of this issue on Oct 2, 2025

  3. User0332 commented on Dec 8, 2025

    @User0332
    User0332
    on Dec 8, 2025
    Contributor

    If you want to work on this see my comment at the bottom of #2897

  4. timcassell
    added a commit that references this issue on Dec 9, 2025

    Allow benchmark methods to use names that are used by code generation…

    de52812
  5. timcassell
    closed this as completedin #2897on Dec 9, 2025
  6. timcassell
    added this to the v0.16.0 milestone on Dec 9, 2025
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