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Asked: 2026-05-13T13:18:57+00:00

I have some classes, which have several methods which I don’t really want to

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I have some classes, which have several methods which I don’t really want to be there, but are there simply because the XML Serializer needs them. Is there anyway to generate compile-time errors/warnings if they get called from user-code?

I am aware that I can implement IXmlSerializable, and I am also aware that I can separate out the classes into purely data storage classes, however, I am not asking a question about how I should design such a system, I am simply asking if there is a way to generate compile-time errors/warnings if they are called by anything that is not the XML serializer…

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  1. Editorial Team

    You can add

    [Obsolete]

    to the method. The IsError property of ObsoleteAttribute controls whether an error or warning is generated, and you can provide an explanatory message too.

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