StyleCop conflicting rules: SA2104 and SA1202

Question

The following two StyleCop rules collide!

SA1202 : All private methods must be placed after all public methods.

SA1204 : All static private methods must be placed before all non-static private methods.

class Foo
{
    public static void Bar() { ... }
    private static void Grep() { ... }
    public void Meep() { ... }
    private void Moop() { ... }
}

Given the class above, StyleCop will complain that a private method has been declared above the a public method

class Foo
{
    public static void Bar() { ... }
    public void Meep() { ... }
    private static void Grep() { ... }
    private void Moop() { ... }
}

Given the class above, StyleCop will complain that a static method has been declared beow an instance method.

If I wish to be completely anal with my code and ensure StyleCop always passes validation, what can I do, or is the only option simply to (God forbid) switch off one of these rules?

Also, answered [here](http://stackoverflow.com/a/310967/1698557) already — Patrick Quirk, Aug 22 '14 at 15:18

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 22 '14 at 15:17

There doesn't appear to be any conflict here. Is there a third rule you are not showing?

SA1202 : All private methods must be placed after all public methods.

That first rule is only specifying the private/public ordering.

SA1204 : All static private methods must be placed before all non-static private methods.

That second rule is only specifying the static/non-static ordering within the private methods.

StyleCop conflicting rules: SA2104 and SA1202

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