Error "A template containing a class feature must end with a class feature"

Question

I was developing a C# T4 pre-processed template, under Visual Studio 2010, when I have got the following compilaton error:

A template containing a class feature must end with a class feature

You really should post your solution as a stand-alone answer . It helped me a lot, thanks! However, I can have as many newline characters at the end as I wish, though. Only spaces seem to cause the issue for me. — pbalaga, Aug 23 '12 at 15:04

score 40 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:31

The error is caused by an invisible space after the last #>

It is also important to bear in mind, that invisible spaces may cause other hard-to-understand compile-errors.

If you want to see a bigger picture, just look at following links:

Now that you are aware how harmfull invisible spaces can be when dealing with Text Templates, my advice is: Make them visible. If you don't know how to do it, see Jeef Widmer's blog

Error "A template containing a class feature must end with a class feature"

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