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SPC050225: Do not call SPList.Items.Count

Do not call SPList.Items.Count. Use SPList.ItemCount instead.

CheckId SPC050225
TypeName DoNotUseListItemsCount
Severity CriticalWarning
Type Assembly

Replace calls to SPList.Items.Count with SPList.ItemCount.
Bad Practice

SPList list = SPContext.Current.Web.Lists["Pages"];
int count = list.Items.Count;;

Good Practice
SPList list = SPContext.Current.Web.Lists["Pages"];
int count = list.ItemCount;;

To suppress this violation in managed code add the following attribute to the method which contains the instruction (available since SPCAF version v5.2). Learn more about SuppressMessage here.

// Important: Ensure to have #define CODE_ANALYSIS at the beginning of your .cs file
[SuppressMessage("SPCAF.Rules.BestPracticesGroup", "SPC050225:DoNotUseListItemsCount", Justification = "Provide reason for suppression here")]
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