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44 changes: 43 additions & 1 deletion docs/csharp/language-reference/compiler-messages/cs0050.md
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Expand Up @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ms.assetid: dead2d28-f4db-4afe-b8dd-38968625f7c3

Inconsistent accessibility: return type 'type' is less accessible than method 'method'

The return type and each of the types referenced in the formal parameter list of a method must be at least as accessible as the method itself. For more information, see [Access Modifiers](../../programming-guide/classes-and-structs/access-modifiers.md).
The return type and each of the types referenced in the formal parameter list of a method must be at least as accessible as the method itself. This includes type arguments of generic types used in the return type or parameters. For more information, see [Access Modifiers](../../programming-guide/classes-and-structs/access-modifiers.md).

## Example

Expand All @@ -36,3 +36,45 @@ public class MyClass2
public static void Main() { }
}
```

## Another cause

CS0050 can also occur when a generic type's type argument is less accessible than the method:

```csharp
// CS0050_Generic.cs
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;

internal class CeisData // Internal class
{
public string Name { get; set; }
}

public class MyClass
{
public static ObservableCollection<CeisData> BuildCeis() // CS0050
{
return new ObservableCollection<CeisData>();
}
}
```

To fix this error, make the type argument at least as accessible as the method:

```csharp
// Fixed version
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;

public class CeisData // Now public
{
public string Name { get; set; }
}

public class MyClass
{
public static ObservableCollection<CeisData> BuildCeis() // OK
{
return new ObservableCollection<CeisData>();
}
}
```
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