CannotDecreaseVisibilityAttribute Class

This attribute can be used to signify that despite a member could have a lower visibility without provoking any syntax error, your intention is to not change this member visibility.

Syntax

[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class | 
    AttributeTargets.Constructor | 
    AttributeTargets.Delegate | 
    AttributeTargets.Enum | 
    AttributeTargets.Field | 
    AttributeTargets.Interface | 
    AttributeTargets.Method | 
    AttributeTargets.Struct)]
public sealed class CannotDecreaseVisibilityAttribute : System.Attribute

Remarks

Default Visibility code rules take account of this attribute.
Compare IMember.NDepend.CodeModel.IMember.Visibility and IMember.NDepend.CodeModel.IMember.OptimalVisibility values to detect members whose visibility can be decreased.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
System.Attribute
NDepend.Attributes.CannotDecreaseVisibilityAttribute

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 11, 10, 8, 7and Linux, MacOS with net10.0, net9.0 or net8.0 installed

Reference

CannotDecreaseVisibilityAttribute Members
NDepend.Attributes Namespace
CouldBePrivate Property
NDepend.Reserved.CQLinq.ExtensionMethodsCQLinqDependency.HasAttribute(NDepend.CodeModel.IAttributeTarget,System.String)
HasAttribute Method
AttributeClassesThatTagMe Property