#pragma warning format disable / enable cannot be "looked up" in Visual Studio - not indexed at MS Learn

[Cornan]

I'm trying to find the formal documentation for:
#pragma warning disable format
#pragma warning restore format

1) I haven't been able to find this pragma at Microsoft Learn (it does work for me in VS 2022); I'm guessing either it is not indexed or not present. It seems there is an expectation that the (MS Learn) user will have warning numbers, as indicated by the "filter by title" heading and this highlighted note on this web page:

To find warning numbers in Visual Studio, build your project and then look for the warning numbers in the Output window.

However, 2) this pragma does not generate warnings, therefore, if it is indexed by "warning number", then I have no way of looking it up.

You may take this feedback to be a combination of "make sure this pragma is documented" and "make sure that this pragma, and others that do not relate to Visual Studio warning numbers, can be found at MS Learn."

Perhaps the highlighted note should be edited to note that not all pragmas are associated with Visual Studio warnings.

Thank you!

P.S. Implied in the fact that I am posting this feedback, I consider this an important #pragma and I'd like to be able to encourage the use of this #pragma and continued support by Microsoft by referencing said documentation.
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• ID: 716913e5-dbbe-bdb0-909a-4d8c2dc7be97
• Version Independent ID: 501be68d-5ad0-18d9-8958-54215bb57fc0
• Content: C# preprocessor directives
• Content Source: docs/csharp/language-reference/preprocessor-directives.md
• Product: dotnet-csharp
• Technology: csharp-language-reference
• GitHub Login: @BillWagner
• Microsoft Alias: wiwagn

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[BillWagner]

HI @Cornan

The #pragma warning is covered on this page

That page should be the target for F1 in Visual Studio for #pragma. (I verified it this morning with VS 17.6.4).

The TOC search for the C# Guide also directs you to the same page.

I'd like to learn more about the search terms you used so that we make sure those direct readers to the correct location.

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[Cornan]

HI @Cornan

The #pragma warning is covered on this page

That page should be the target for F1 in Visual Studio for #pragma. (I verified it this morning with VS 17.6.4).

The TOC search for the C# Guide also directs you to the same page.

I'd like to learn more about the search terms you used so that we make sure those direct readers to the correct location.

I reproduced this today (10/2/2023):

1. I visited learn.microsoft.com and entered: #pragma warning disable format

2. I did find "pragma warning" on the c# Preprocessor Directives page, which I have known about for some years, noting this phrase "Where warning-list is a comma-separated list of warning numbers".

   "disable format" does not follow the format of a "'list of warning numbers".

3. When I originally submitted the feedback, I recall also finding a list of warning numbers, and that list also did not include "disable format".

My feedback was entirely about "disable format" and not about "pragma warning nnn,nnn,nnn...".