Enum value as hidden in C#

Question

I have an enum and i want to \"hide\" one of its values (as i add it for future support). The code is written in C#.

public enum MyEnum
{
   ValueA = 0,

            


        

Answer 1

You could use the 'Obsolete' attribute - semantically incorrect, but it will do what you want:

public enum MyEnum 
{ 
  ValueA = 0, 
  ValueB = 1, 
  [Obsolete("Do not use this", true)]
  Reserved 
}

Anyone who tries to compile using the Foo.Reserved item will get an error