WinForms obsolete attribute on partial class

[pritaeas]

I've got some winforms partial classes marked [Obsolete]. Unlike when applying this to methods, I get no warning after building. Is this because it's set on a partial class? I can't set it in the designer too, because that code can/will be regenerated. Anything I can do about it with attributes? I don't want to throw an exception or something similar.

[ddanbe]

You normally should at least get a warning if some code from obsolete code is used. Is the main partial form part missing?

[deceptikon]

I can't set it in the designer too, because that code can/will be regenerated.

If the class is obsolete, why would you be changing it such that the generated code is updated? Last I checked, generated code was only updated when you changed the form from the designer.

[pritaeas]

Is the main partial form part missing?

Nothing is missing.

why would you be changing it

Not me, others here that may not look closely at the code. I just want a compiler warning in the error list.

[pritaeas]

Am I correct that [Obsolete] isn't working for const either?

[Ketsuekiame]

I would do a little re-design there. Whilst const ought to be flagged by Obsolete, I would redesign and make a public property that returns your const. Mark the property as obsolete and it should flag it.

[pritaeas]

Yeah, I know I should, but I doubt it's worth it in this case. Am hoping nobody is going to touch the code in the meantime. Just wanted confirmation, so thanks.