Best tool to determine code Cyclomatic complexity

Question

Can people suggest the best tool to determine the cyclic complexity with in a C# winforms code base.

score 33 · Answer 1 · edited Nov 05 '16 at 12:43

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In Visual Studio I just go to Analyze/Calculate Code Metrics and I get cyclomatic complexity.

edited Nov 05 '16 at 12:43

surfmuggle

answered May 19 '09 at 18:14

Steven

I don't believe it is in VS 2005 although I am not certain. – Steven May 20 '09 at 04:17
It's not in VS 2005 or 2008 Pro -- are you perhaps using Team System or a similar top-end version? – Steve Gilham Aug 13 '09 at 15:58
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It is in VS 2010 Ultimate，just in case someone ran into this old question like me :) – shennyL Dec 04 '11 at 23:01
It's in VS 2012 Professional, to update the comments. – kristianp Apr 10 '13 at 06:34
But the Complexity Visual studio 2012 gives is IL complexity and not actual code complexity – Shaiju Janardhanan Jan 14 '15 at 10:39
Just checked VS 2015 Enterprise and it is there. – Hypnovirus Jul 22 '15 at 19:53
It's in VS 2017 Community, but it doesn't calculate for .NET Core / .NET Standard projects, nor Web projects. And it seems [MS won't change it](https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/content/problem/28145/calculate-code-metrics-doesnt-work-for-net-standar.html) (at least not soon). – Alexandre Sep 05 '17 at 18:31

score 10 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 12 '17 at 14:58

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NDepend has a huge number of code analysis and query tools including Cyclomatic Complexity per type and method estimation.

edited Jun 12 '17 at 14:58

answered May 19 '09 at 18:58

Paul Alexander

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+1 for NDepend. Has a learning curve but you get a in depth look at your code. – Robert Kozak May 19 '09 at 19:38

score 7 · Answer 3 · answered May 19 '09 at 19:07

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We are using SourceMonitor. It's free, very easy to use and easy to integrate with a CI server.

answered May 19 '09 at 19:07

Juanma

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Aug 13 '09 at 15:49

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There is a free plugin for Red Gate's .NET Reflector called CodeMetrics that does this.

answered Aug 13 '09 at 15:49

Kenneth Cochran

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered May 19 '09 at 18:11

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DevExpress's Refactor Pro does that. It has a free trial, so you may want to give it a shot.

answered May 19 '09 at 18:11

Mike_G

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