BC40027: Return type of function '<procedurename>' is not CLS-compliant

A Function procedure is marked as <CLSCompliant(True)> but returns a type that is marked as <CLSCompliant(False)>, is not marked, or does not qualify because it is a noncompliant type.

For a procedure to be compliant with the Language Independence and Language-Independent Components (CLS), it must use only CLS-compliant types. This applies to the types of the parameters, the return type, and the types of all its local variables.

The following Visual Basic data types are not CLS-compliant:

• SByte Data Type

• UInteger Data Type

• ULong Data Type

• UShort Data Type

When you apply the CLSCompliantAttribute to a programming element, you set the attribute's isCompliant parameter to either True or False to indicate compliance or noncompliance. There is no default for this parameter, and you must supply a value.

If you do not apply the CLSCompliantAttribute to an element, it is considered to be noncompliant.

By default, this message is a warning. For information on hiding warnings or treating warnings as errors, see Configuring Warnings in Visual Basic.

Error ID: BC40027

• If the Function procedure must return this particular type, remove the CLSCompliantAttribute. The procedure cannot be CLS-compliant.

• If the Function procedure must be CLS-compliant, change the return type to the closest CLS-compliant type. For example, in place of UInteger you might be able to use Integer if you do not need the value range above 2,147,483,647. If you do need the extended range, you can replace UInteger with Long.

• If you are interfacing with Automation or COM objects, keep in mind that some types have different data widths than in the .NET Framework. For example, int is often 16 bits in other environments. If you are returning a 16-bit integer to such a component, declare it as Short instead of Integer in your managed Visual Basic code.