Warning number guide in Visual C# 2008

Question

What is a good resource for finding out the warning numbers in Visual C# 2008. I found this page: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/4wtxwb6k(VS.71).aspx but it's very hard to sort through the warning numbers.

I am trying to figure out which warning number to use for the warning disable pragma:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/441722ys(VS.80).aspx

Specifically, I am trying to find the one related to Missing XML comments for publicly visible types.

Answer 1

It's CS1591. Just press F1 on the warning location to view MSDN documentation for it.

You can resolve this specific warning either by:

• Reducing warning level (it's a level 4 warning)
• Removing /doc switch (which will stop XML file generation)
• Disable the warning using #pragma directive
• Disable the warning using /nowarn:1591 switch

Answer 2

I think this is the full list http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms228296.aspx but it's in a very useless format...