This addin integrates Microsoft StyleCop into SharpDevelop. StyleCop only supports C#, and this addin has been tested against StyleCop 4.3, earlier versions won't work.
Features
So how do you run StyleCop? Simply from the context menu of the current C# project:
This will result in an error (given that you haven't installed StyleCop yet):
Therefore please download the latest version of StyleCop and install it. Note that you must install the MSBuild integration:
Once installed, you have to tell SharpDevelop where to find it. This is done in the Tools / Options dialog:
Click on "Find StyleCop path" and go to the MSBuild directory:
Now SharpDevelop knows how to find StyleCop, all you have to do is re-run the StyleCop inspection of your project. In my sample project this results in quite a few warnings:
As you might not go d'accord with the default style checks, you can manipulate the StyleCop settings right from your current C# project:
Those rules are documented in StyleCop.