IsNotDeadCodeAttribute Class

This attribute can be used to signify that despite a member could be removed without provoking any syntax error (we also say it is dead code), your intention is to not remove this member.

Syntax

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

Remarks

Some code rules are provided by default to match dead types, methods and fields, except those tagged with this attribute.
Typically, this attribute is useful when the code element :

is only used by tests
is only used for debugging purposes
is only used by reflection or remoting, like for some serialization methods
is a class that contains only constants, hence it is never used in IL code, and it is never seen as used by NDepend
is a field whose only need is for LayoutKind.Sequential reasons

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
System.Attribute
NDepend.Attributes.IsNotDeadCodeAttribute

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 11, 10, 8, 7 and Linux, MacOS with net8.0, net7.0 or net6.0 installed

Reference

IsNotDeadCodeAttribute Members
NDepend.Attributes Namespace
HasAttribute Method
HasAttribute Method
AttributeClassesThatTagMe Property