Access modifier warning with internal class and private props

Question

[Export(typeof(IExample))]
internal class Example : IExample
{
    private static IEnumerable<string> Process()
    {
        // do stuff and yeild return
    }

    private HashSet<string> myHash = new HashSet<string>(Process());

    public someType MemberFunction(typeA _a, typeB _b, typeC _c)
    {
        if(!myHash.Contains(/* blah blah */))

         // do more stuff and return
    }
}

Note: MemberFunction() has 20+ references in rest of the project.

Yet, I am getting CA1811:

CA1811 Avoid uncalled private code 'Example.Process()' appears to have no upstream public or protected callers.

Is there a way around it, without suppressing this warning?

Answer 1

For some reason, your class seems to be internal to your assembly, yet you are Exporting it.

Your compiler can only see the fact that it is internal and that your function is not called from inside the assembly your class is located in. It cannot see behind the black magic of your Export/Import.

If you Export something, it should be public. That's the whole point.