Code inspection: Tail recursive call can be replaced with loop

A tail-recursive call is a recursive call that is the last action in a method. These calls can be safely replaced with a loop, which is often more efficient and prevents potential StackOverflowException when the recursion depth is large.

This inspection identifies tail-recursive calls and suggests converting them into loops.

            
    void DoStuff()
    {
        if (Environment.TickCount % 2 == 0) DoStuff();
    }

            
    void DoStuff()
    {
        while (true)
        {
            if (Environment.TickCount % 2 == 0) continue;
            break;
        }
    }

        

The quick-fix wraps the method body in a while (true) loop and replaces the tail-recursive call with a continue statement.

11 March 2026