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C#: Loop unrolling for `foreach` statements
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# Improvements to C# analysis
The following changes in version 1.23 affect C# analysis in all applications.
## New queries
## New queries
| **Query** | **Tags** | **Purpose** |
|-----------------------------|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Unsafe year argument for 'DateTime' constructor (`cs/unsafe-year-construction`) | reliability, date-time | Finds incorrect manipulation of `DateTime` values, which could lead to invalid dates. |
| Mishandling the Japanese era start date (`cs/mishandling-japanese-era`) | reliability, date-time | Finds hard-coded Japanese era start dates that could be invalid. |
## Changes to existing queries
| **Query** | **Expected impact** | **Change** |
|------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
## Removal of old queries
## Changes to code extraction
* `nameof` expressions are now extracted correctly when the name is a namespace.
## Changes to QL libraries
* The new class `NamespaceAccess` models accesses to namespaces, for example in `nameof` expressions.
* The data-flow library now makes it easier to specify barriers/sanitizers
arising from guards by overriding the predicate
`isBarrierGuard`/`isSanitizerGuard` on data-flow and taint-tracking
configurations respectively.
* The data-flow library has been extended with a new feature to aid debugging.
Instead of specifying `isSink(Node n) { any() }` on a configuration to
explore the possible flow from a source, it is recommended to use the new
`Configuration::hasPartialFlow` predicate, as this gives a more complete
picture of the partial flow paths from a given source. The feature is
disabled by default and can be enabled for individual configurations by
overriding `int explorationLimit()`.
* `foreach` statements where the body is guaranteed to be executed at least once, such as `foreach (var x in new string[]{ "a", "b", "c" }) { ... }`, are now recognized by all analyses based on the control flow graph (such as SSA, data flow and taint tracking).
## Changes to autobuilder