== Why is this an issue?

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This rule raises an issue when a `private` procedure of a `Class`, `Module` or `Structure` takes a parameter without using it.

=== Exceptions

This rule doesn't raise any issue in the following contexts:


* Procedures decorated with attributes.
* Empty procedures.
* Procedures which only throw `NotImplementedException`.
* Main methods.
* `virtual`, `override` procedures.
* Interface implementations.
* Event handlers.

== How to fix it

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=== Code examples

==== Noncompliant code example

[source,vbnet,diff-id=1,diff-type=noncompliant]
----
Private Sub DoSomething(ByVal a As Integer, ByVal b as Integer) ' "b" is unused
    Compute(a)
End Sub

Private Function DoSomething2(ByVal a As Integer, ByVal b As Integer) As Integer ' "a" is unused 
    Compute(b)
    Return b
End Function
----

==== Compliant solution

[source,vbnet,diff-id=1,diff-type=compliant]
----
Private Sub DoSomething(ByVal a As Integer)
    Compute(a)
End Sub

Private Function DoSomething2(ByVal b As Integer) As Integer
    Compute(b)
    Return b
End Function
----


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