Basically, I want an element added to the list if it does not already exist in it. It seems reasonable to have a post-condition that ensures that this element exists in the list after method is done. Below is minimal example which gives me error "CodeContracts: ensures unproven: _numbers.Contains(n)". Any ideas why it does not work or if there is a way to rewrite the code to make it work?
class Test
{
private List<int> _numbers = new List<int>();
public void Add(int n)
{
Contract.Ensures(_numbers.Contains(n));
if (!_numbers.Contains(n))
{
_numbers.Add(n);
}
}
[ContractInvariantMethod]
void ObjectInvariants()
{
Contract.Invariant(_numbers != null);
}
}