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False positive - cs/unused-reftype - C#

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acknowledged C# false-positive not security
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Hello! Here an explanation of the false positive found in our C# projects.

**Description of the false positive**

The false positives involve cs/unused-reftype, with specific query DeadRefTypes.ql. This query should search for NON public and NON used reference types (classes or interfaces).
Looking at the query, we can find that the filter is properly well formed https://github.com/github/codeql/blob/main/csharp/ql/src/Dead%20Code/DeadRefTypes.ql with the line "not (t.isPublic() or t.isProtected())".

The fact is that codeql creates a lot of issues with this query that are absolutely not compliant with these specifications (they are public or internal classes/interfaces and also used).

Another strange thing is that some reference types are written as array "[]". For example, there is a public class Foo that is used, the report says "Unused reference type Foo[]." that is completely wrong.

**Code samples**

`public class SomeClass`

Report: "Unused reference type SomeClass[]."

Also:

`public class AnotherClass`

Report: "Unused reference type AnotherClass"

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