How to hide System.Object members from your interfaces


	How to hide System.Object members from your interfaces

travislaborde

4-1-2008 7:06 AM

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    </SPAN><SPAN>public interface </SPAN><SPAN>IHideObjectMembers
    </SPAN><SPAN>{
</SPAN><SPAN>        </SPAN><SPAN>[</SPAN><SPAN>EditorBrowsable</SPAN><SPAN>(</SPAN><SPAN>EditorBrowsableState</SPAN><SPAN>.</SPAN><SPAN>Never)]
        </SPAN><SPAN>Type </SPAN><SPAN>GetType();
</SPAN><SPAN>        </SPAN><SPAN>[</SPAN><SPAN>EditorBrowsable</SPAN><SPAN>(</SPAN><SPAN>EditorBrowsableState</SPAN><SPAN>.</SPAN><SPAN>Never)]
        </SPAN><SPAN>int </SPAN><SPAN>GetHashCode();
</SPAN><SPAN>        </SPAN><SPAN>[</SPAN><SPAN>EditorBrowsable</SPAN><SPAN>(</SPAN><SPAN>EditorBrowsableState</SPAN><SPAN>.</SPAN><SPAN>Never)]
        </SPAN><SPAN>string </SPAN><SPAN>ToString();
</SPAN><SPAN>        </SPAN><SPAN>[</SPAN><SPAN>EditorBrowsable</SPAN><SPAN>(</SPAN><SPAN>EditorBrowsableState</SPAN><SPAN>.</SPAN><SPAN>Never)]
        </SPAN><SPAN>bool </SPAN><SPAN>Equals(</SPAN><SPAN>object </SPAN><SPAN>obj);
    }
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