Compiler Warning (level 4) CS0109

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The member 'member' does not hide an inherited member. The new keyword is not required

A class declaration included the new keyword even though the declaration does not override an existing declaration in a base class. You can delete the new keyword.

The following sample generates CS0109:

// CS0109.cs
// compile with: /W:4
namespace x
{
   public class a
   {
      public int i;
   }

   public class b : a
   {
      public new int i;
      public new int j;   // CS0109
      public static void Main()
      {
      }
   }
}