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# Exceptions should be made public

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**ID:** `csharp-best-practices/exceptions-public`

**Language:** C#

**Severity:** Warning

**Category:** Best Practices

## Description{% #description %}

Exceptions should not be made `internal` and should be made `public`. Exceptions are designed to be reused across the codebase or in multiple codebases. By making an exception `internal`, it then cannot be reused across the different codebases.

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```csharp
internal class MyCustomException: Exception {
    
}
```

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```csharp
public class MyCustomException: Exception {
    
}
```
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