FieldMasksSuperField.qhelp

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<qhelp>
<overview>
<p>This rule identifies a field that hides a field in a superclass because the field has the same name and, additionally, 
there are no methods in the subclass that refer to the field in the superclass directly using <code>super.field</code>. 
Redefining the field in the subclass is a common mistake.</p>

</overview>
<recommendation>
<p>Check that the field should indeed be redefined in the subclass. If it should be redefined then consider changing 
its name to be more clear about what the field does.</p>

</recommendation>
<example>
<p>In this example the "name" property in Employee masks the "name" property in Person. This was probably not what was 
intended.</p>
<sample src="FieldMasksSuperField.cs" />

</example>
<references>

  <li>MSDN, C# Programming Guide, <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa691135(v=vs.71).aspx">Hiding through inheritance</a>.</li>

</references>
</qhelp>