Code inspection: Use <inheritdoc /> on root level to inherit documentation from base candidate

This inspection suggests using a root-level <inheritdoc /> tag when a member overrides or implements a documented base member but repeats its own XML documentation block without inheriting documentation. Using <inheritdoc /> can make the intent clearer and helps avoid duplicating or drifting documentation.

Example

                public interface IC
                {
                    /// <summary>Base summary</summary>
                    void Foo();
                }
                public class C : IC
                {
                    /// <summary>New summary</summary>
                    public void Foo()
                    {
                    }
                }
            

                public interface IC
                {
                    /// <summary>Base summary</summary>
                    void Foo();
                }
                public class C : IC
                {
                    /// <inheritdoc />
                    /// <summary>New summary</summary>
                    public void Foo()
                    {
                    }
                }
            

Quick-fix

Add a <inheritdoc /> tag to the XML documentation block.

01 April 2026