cross referencing list

[syveqc]

Hi, I want to crossreference to a method that takes a list as an argument, lets say it is
MyNamespace.MyClass.MyMethod(List<MyOtherClass> arg).
Now I want to crossreference it as mentioned in https://dotnet.github.io/docfx/tutorial/links_and_cross_references.html#advanced-more-options-for-cross-reference. The link unfortunately does only explain the generic case, I have tried stuff like
@"MyNamespace.MyClass.MyMethod(System.Collections.Generic.List<MyNamespace.MyOtherClass>)"
or
@"MyNamespace.MyClass.MyMethod(System.Collections.Generic.List`MyNamespace.MyOtherClass)"
but nothing seems to work. How can I reference this method?

[a-michelis]

Has your method a UID? -afaik, methods are embeded to the class files and do not have a UID on their own, they're but a section within the class file, so, you'd need to do something like.

@"MyNamespace.MyClass#MyMethod_anchor_or_smt_idunno"

I haven't fully understood how xrefs work, so take my words with a grain of salt

[syveqc]

Thanks for your answer! It does not have a UID right now, but googling how to set a UID got me to this website, https://dotnet.github.io/docfx/spec/metadata_dotnet_spec.html, which specifies that {} is used for this kind of reference, so
@"MyNamespace.MyClass.MyMethod(System.Collections.Generic.List{MyNamespace.MyOtherClass})"
finally worked :)
Thank you!

[a-michelis]

Oh, yes, the syntax used by <see> tags on .NET's XML documentation! I was thinking of mentioning it but i thought that it was a roslyn-only thing and i couldn't quite understand where your xref existed.

Glad it worked!