C#


ROSLYN.DESIGN.CA1064 : Exceptions should be public (C#)

See Roslyn-Detected C# Warning Classes for more information.

Summary

An internal exception is visible only inside its own internal scope. After the exception falls outside the internal scope, only the base exception can be used to catch the exception. If the internal exception is inherited from T:System.Exception, T:System.SystemException, or T:System.ApplicationException, the external code will not have sufficient information to know what to do with the exception.

This check corresponds to Roslyn rule CA1064. For full rule details, see the Microsoft website: CA1064.

Properties

Class Name Exceptions should be public (C#)
Significance reliability
Mnemonic ROSLYN.DESIGN.CA1064
Categories None
Availability Available for C# only.
Enabling Checks for this warning class are disabled by default. To enable them, add the following WARNING_FILTER rule to the project configuration file.
WARNING_FILTER += allow class="Exceptions should be public (C#)"

Relevant Configuration File Parameters

The following configuration file parameters affect checks for this warning class.