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Summary

This PR adds support for displaying ExperimentalAttribute information in the generated API documentation, similar to how obsolete members are currently handled.

Implementation Details

  • The Preview method in DotnetApiCatalog.ApiPage.cs already extracted the experimental attribute information but it wasn't being displayed in the Markdown output
  • Updated ApiPageMarkdownTemplate.cs to display the experimental attribute information in two places:
    • As a note below API headings
    • In parameter information for experimental parameters

Example Output

When a class or method is decorated with ExperimentalAttribute, it will show a note like:

> [!NOTE]
> [DOCFX001](https://example.org/DOCFX001): 'BuildFromProject.Class1' is for evaluation purposes only and is subject to change or removal in future updates.

The experimental notice includes:

  • The diagnostic ID from the attribute (if provided)
  • A link using the UrlFormat property (if provided)
  • A standard message about the item being experimental

Testing

Verified with a sample project containing various uses of the ExperimentalAttribute that the information is correctly displayed in the generated documentation.

Fixes #10552.

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Co-authored-by: yufeih <511355+yufeih@users.noreply.github.com>
@Copilot Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Reflecting the Experimental attribute Add support for displaying ExperimentalAttribute in API documentation May 21, 2025
@Copilot Copilot AI requested a review from yufeih May 21, 2025 09:40
Copilot finished work on behalf of yufeih May 21, 2025 09:40
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<TargetFrameworks>net8.0;net9.0</TargetFrameworks>
<TargetFrameworks Condition="'$(DOCFX_PREVIEW_BUILD)' == 'true'">net8.0;net10.0</TargetFrameworks>
<TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
<TargetFrameworks Condition="'$(DOCFX_PREVIEW_BUILD)' == 'true'">net8.0</TargetFrameworks>
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Why are we downgrading .NET

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filzrev commented May 25, 2025

The Preview method in DotnetApiCatalog.ApiPage.cs already extracted the experimental attribute information but it wasn't being displayed in the Markdown output

I thought ExperimentalAttribute is already displayed as Preview badge with note section.
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