C# Language Specification

Attributes

The attributes of a partial type are determined by combining, in an unspecified order, the attributes of each of the parts. If an attribute is placed on multiple parts, it is equivalent to specifying the attribute multiple times on the type. For example, the two parts:

[Attr1, Attr2("hello")]

partial class A {}

[Attr3, Attr2("goodbye")]

partial class A {}

are equivalent to a declaration such as:

[Attr1, Attr2("hello"), Attr3, Attr2("goodbye")]
class A {}

Attributes on type parameters combine in a similar fashion.

2. Modifiers

When a partial type declaration includes an accessibility specification (the public, protected, internal, and private modifiers) it must agree with all other parts that include an accessibility specification. If no part of a partial type includes an accessibility specification, the type is given the appropriate default accessibility (§3.5.1).

If one or more partial declarations of a nested type include a new modifier, no warning is reported if the nested type hides an inherited member (§3.7.1.2).

If one or more partial declarations of a class include an abstract modifier, the class is considered abstract (§10.1.1.1). Otherwise, the class is considered non-abstract.

If one or more partial declarations of a class include a sealed modifier, the class is considered sealed (§10.1.1.2). Otherwise, the class is considered unsealed.

Note that a class cannot be both abstract and sealed.

When the unsafe modifier is used on a partial type declaration, only that particular part is considered an unsafe context (§18.1).

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