C# Error CS1609 – Modifiers cannot be placed on event accessor declarations

C# Error

CS1609 – Modifiers cannot be placed on event accessor declarations

Reason for the Error & Solution

Modifiers cannot be placed on event accessor declarations

Modifiers can only be placed on event declarations and not on the event accessor declarations. For more information, see .

Example

The following sample generates CS1609.

// CS1609.cs  
// compile with: /target:library  
delegate int Del();  
class A  
{  
   public event Del MyEvent
   {  
      private add {}   // CS1609  
      // try the following line instead  
      // add {}  
      remove {}  
   }  
}