System.Attribute Class Reference

Represents the base class for custom attributes. More...

Inherits System.Runtime.InteropServices._Attribute.

Inherited by System.AttributeUsageAttribute, System.CLSCompliantAttribute, System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute, System.ComponentModel.AmbientValueAttribute, System.ComponentModel.AttributeProviderAttribute, System.ComponentModel.BindableAttribute, System.ComponentModel.BrowsableAttribute, System.ComponentModel.CategoryAttribute, System.ComponentModel.ComplexBindingPropertiesAttribute, System.ComponentModel.DataObjectAttribute, System.ComponentModel.DataObjectFieldAttribute, System.ComponentModel.DataObjectMethodAttribute, System.ComponentModel.DefaultBindingPropertyAttribute, System.ComponentModel.DefaultEventAttribute, System.ComponentModel.DefaultPropertyAttribute, System.ComponentModel.DefaultValueAttribute, System.ComponentModel.DescriptionAttribute, System.ComponentModel.Design.HelpKeywordAttribute, System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.DefaultSerializationProviderAttribute, System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.DesignerSerializerAttribute, System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.RootDesignerSerializerAttribute, System.ComponentModel.DesignerAttribute, System.ComponentModel.DesignerCategoryAttribute, System.ComponentModel.DesignerSerializationVisibilityAttribute, System.ComponentModel.DesignOnlyAttribute, System.ComponentModel.DesignTimeVisibleAttribute, System.ComponentModel.DisplayNameAttribute, System.ComponentModel.EditorAttribute, System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableAttribute, System.ComponentModel.ExtenderProvidedPropertyAttribute, System.ComponentModel.ImmutableObjectAttribute, System.ComponentModel.InheritanceAttribute, System.ComponentModel.InitializationEventAttribute, System.ComponentModel.InstallerTypeAttribute, System.ComponentModel.LicenseProviderAttribute, System.ComponentModel.ListBindableAttribute, System.ComponentModel.LocalizableAttribute, System.ComponentModel.LookupBindingPropertiesAttribute, System.ComponentModel.MergablePropertyAttribute, System.ComponentModel.NotifyParentPropertyAttribute, System.ComponentModel.ParenthesizePropertyNameAttribute, System.ComponentModel.PasswordPropertyTextAttribute, System.ComponentModel.PropertyTabAttribute, System.ComponentModel.ProvidePropertyAttribute, System.ComponentModel.ReadOnlyAttribute, System.ComponentModel.RecommendedAsConfigurableAttribute, System.ComponentModel.RefreshPropertiesAttribute, System.ComponentModel.RunInstallerAttribute, System.ComponentModel.SettingsBindableAttribute, System.ComponentModel.ToolboxItemAttribute, System.ComponentModel.ToolboxItemFilterAttribute, System.ComponentModel.TypeConverterAttribute, System.ComponentModel.TypeDescriptionProviderAttribute, System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute, System.Configuration.NoSettingsVersionUpgradeAttribute, System.Configuration.SettingAttribute, System.Configuration.SettingsDescriptionAttribute, System.Configuration.SettingsGroupDescriptionAttribute, System.Configuration.SettingsGroupNameAttribute, System.Configuration.SettingsManageabilityAttribute, System.Configuration.SettingsProviderAttribute, System.Configuration.SettingsSerializeAsAttribute, System.Configuration.SpecialSettingAttribute, System.ContextStaticAttribute, System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.ExcludeFromCodeCoverageAttribute, System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute, System.Diagnostics.ConditionalAttribute, System.Diagnostics.Contracts.ContractAbbreviatorAttribute, System.Diagnostics.Contracts.ContractArgumentValidatorAttribute, System.Diagnostics.Contracts.ContractClassAttribute, System.Diagnostics.Contracts.ContractClassForAttribute, System.Diagnostics.Contracts.ContractInvariantMethodAttribute, System.Diagnostics.Contracts.ContractOptionAttribute, System.Diagnostics.Contracts.ContractPublicPropertyNameAttribute, System.Diagnostics.Contracts.ContractReferenceAssemblyAttribute, System.Diagnostics.Contracts.ContractRuntimeIgnoredAttribute, System.Diagnostics.Contracts.ContractVerificationAttribute, System.Diagnostics.Contracts.PureAttribute, System.Diagnostics.DebuggableAttribute, System.Diagnostics.DebuggerBrowsableAttribute, System.Diagnostics.DebuggerDisplayAttribute, System.Diagnostics.DebuggerHiddenAttribute, System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute, System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepperBoundaryAttribute, System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThroughAttribute, System.Diagnostics.DebuggerTypeProxyAttribute, System.Diagnostics.DebuggerVisualizerAttribute, System.Diagnostics.SwitchAttribute, System.Diagnostics.SwitchLevelAttribute, System.Diagnostics.Tracing.EventAttribute, System.Diagnostics.Tracing.EventChannelAttribute, System.Diagnostics.Tracing.EventDataAttribute, System.Diagnostics.Tracing.EventFieldAttribute, System.Diagnostics.Tracing.EventIgnoreAttribute, System.Diagnostics.Tracing.EventSourceAttribute, System.Diagnostics.Tracing.NonEventAttribute, System.Drawing.BitmapSuffixInSatelliteAssemblyAttribute, System.FlagsAttribute, System.LoaderOptimizationAttribute, System.Management.Instrumentation.ManagementEntityAttribute, System.Management.Instrumentation.ManagementMemberAttribute, System.Management.Instrumentation.ManagementNameAttribute, System.Management.Instrumentation.ManagementReferenceAttribute, System.Management.Instrumentation.WmiConfigurationAttribute, System.MTAThreadAttribute, System.NonSerializedAttribute, System.ObsoleteAttribute, System.ParamArrayAttribute, System.Reflection.AssemblyAlgorithmIdAttribute, System.Reflection.AssemblyCompanyAttribute, System.Reflection.AssemblyConfigurationAttribute, System.Reflection.AssemblyCopyrightAttribute, System.Reflection.AssemblyCultureAttribute, System.Reflection.AssemblyDefaultAliasAttribute, System.Reflection.AssemblyDelaySignAttribute, System.Reflection.AssemblyDescriptionAttribute, System.Reflection.AssemblyFileVersionAttribute, System.Reflection.AssemblyFlagsAttribute, System.Reflection.AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute, System.Reflection.AssemblyKeyFileAttribute, System.Reflection.AssemblyKeyNameAttribute, System.Reflection.AssemblyMetadataAttribute, System.Reflection.AssemblyProductAttribute, System.Reflection.AssemblySignatureKeyAttribute, System.Reflection.AssemblyTitleAttribute, System.Reflection.AssemblyTrademarkAttribute, System.Reflection.AssemblyVersionAttribute, System.Reflection.DefaultMemberAttribute, System.Reflection.ObfuscateAssemblyAttribute, System.Reflection.ObfuscationAttribute, System.Resources.NeutralResourcesLanguageAttribute, System.Resources.SatelliteContractVersionAttribute, System.Runtime.AssemblyTargetedPatchBandAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.AccessedThroughPropertyAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CallerFilePathAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CallerLineNumberAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CallerMemberNameAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilationRelaxationsAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGlobalScopeAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CustomConstantAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.DecimalConstantAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.DecoratedNameAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.DefaultDependencyAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.DependencyAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.DisablePrivateReflectionAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.DiscardableAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.DynamicAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.ExtensionAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.FixedAddressValueTypeAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.FixedBufferAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.FriendAccessAllowedAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.HasCopySemanticsAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.IndexerNameAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.InternalsVisibleToAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.IsByRefLikeAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.IsReadOnlyAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.MethodImplAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.NativeCppClassAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.ReferenceAssemblyAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.RequiredAttributeAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.RuntimeCompatibilityAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.ScopelessEnumAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.SpecialNameAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.StateMachineAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.StringFreezingAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.SuppressIldasmAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.SuppressMergeCheckAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TupleElementNamesAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TypeDependencyAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TypeForwardedFromAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TypeForwardedToAttribute, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.UnsafeValueTypeAttribute, System.Runtime.ConstrainedExecution.PrePrepareMethodAttribute, System.Runtime.ConstrainedExecution.ReliabilityContractAttribute, System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.HandleProcessCorruptedStateExceptionsAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.AllowReversePInvokeCallsAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.AutomationProxyAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.BestFitMappingAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.ClassInterfaceAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.CoClassAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComAliasNameAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComCompatibleVersionAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComConversionLossAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComDefaultInterfaceAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComEventInterfaceAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComImportAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComRegisterFunctionAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComSourceInterfacesAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComUnregisterFunctionAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisibleAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.DefaultCharSetAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.DefaultDllImportSearchPathsAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.DefaultParameterValueAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispIdAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.DllImportAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.FieldOffsetAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.GuidAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.IDispatchImplAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.ImportedFromTypeLibAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.InAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.InterfaceTypeAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.LCIDConversionAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.ManagedToNativeComInteropStubAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.MarshalAsAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.OptionalAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.OutAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.PreserveSigAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.PrimaryInteropAssemblyAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.ProgIdAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.SetWin32ContextInIDispatchAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.StructLayoutAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.TypeIdentifierAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.TypeLibFuncAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.TypeLibImportClassAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.TypeLibTypeAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.TypeLibVarAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.TypeLibVersionAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.UnmanagedFunctionPointerAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.WindowsRuntime.DefaultInterfaceAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.WindowsRuntime.InterfaceImplementedInVersionAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.WindowsRuntime.ReadOnlyArrayAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.WindowsRuntime.ReturnValueNameAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.WindowsRuntime.WindowsRuntimeImportAttribute, System.Runtime.InteropServices.WindowsRuntime.WriteOnlyArrayAttribute, System.Runtime.Remoting.Contexts.ContextAttribute, System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.OneWayAttribute, System.Runtime.Remoting.Metadata.SoapAttribute, System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.ProxyAttribute, System.Runtime.Serialization.OnDeserializedAttribute, System.Runtime.Serialization.OnDeserializingAttribute, System.Runtime.Serialization.OnSerializedAttribute, System.Runtime.Serialization.OnSerializingAttribute, System.Runtime.Serialization.OptionalFieldAttribute, System.Runtime.TargetedPatchingOptOutAttribute, System.Runtime.Versioning.ComponentGuaranteesAttribute, System.Runtime.Versioning.NonVersionableAttribute, System.Runtime.Versioning.ResourceConsumptionAttribute, System.Runtime.Versioning.ResourceExposureAttribute, System.Runtime.Versioning.TargetFrameworkAttribute, System.Security.AllowPartiallyTrustedCallersAttribute, System.Security.DynamicSecurityMethodAttribute, System.Security.Permissions.SecurityAttribute, System.Security.SecurityCriticalAttribute, System.Security.SecurityRulesAttribute, System.Security.SecuritySafeCriticalAttribute, System.Security.SecurityTransparentAttribute, System.Security.SecurityTreatAsSafeAttribute, System.Security.SuppressUnmanagedCodeSecurityAttribute, System.Security.UnverifiableCodeAttribute, System.SerializableAttribute, System.STAThreadAttribute, System.ThreadStaticAttribute, System.Xml.Serialization.SoapAttributeAttribute, System.Xml.Serialization.SoapElementAttribute, System.Xml.Serialization.SoapEnumAttribute, System.Xml.Serialization.SoapIgnoreAttribute, System.Xml.Serialization.SoapIncludeAttribute, System.Xml.Serialization.SoapTypeAttribute, System.Xml.Serialization.XmlAnyAttributeAttribute, System.Xml.Serialization.XmlAnyElementAttribute, System.Xml.Serialization.XmlArrayAttribute, System.Xml.Serialization.XmlArrayItemAttribute, System.Xml.Serialization.XmlAttributeAttribute, System.Xml.Serialization.XmlChoiceIdentifierAttribute, System.Xml.Serialization.XmlElementAttribute, System.Xml.Serialization.XmlEnumAttribute, System.Xml.Serialization.XmlIgnoreAttribute, System.Xml.Serialization.XmlIncludeAttribute, System.Xml.Serialization.XmlNamespaceDeclarationsAttribute, System.Xml.Serialization.XmlRootAttribute, System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSchemaProviderAttribute, System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializerAssemblyAttribute, System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializerVersionAttribute, System.Xml.Serialization.XmlTextAttribute, System.Xml.Serialization.XmlTypeAttribute, and System.XmlIgnoreMemberAttribute.

Collaboration diagram for System.Attribute:

Public Member Functions
override bool	Equals (object obj)
	Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. More...
override int	GetHashCode ()
	Returns the hash code for this instance. More...
virtual bool	Match (object obj)
	When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. More...
virtual bool	IsDefaultAttribute ()
	When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether the value of this instance is the default value for the derived class. More...

Static Public Member Functions
static Attribute []	GetCustomAttributes (MemberInfo element, Type type)
	Retrieves an array of the custom attributes applied to a member of a type. Parameters specify the member, and the type of the custom attribute to search for. More...
static Attribute []	GetCustomAttributes (MemberInfo element, Type type, bool inherit)
	Retrieves an array of the custom attributes applied to a member of a type. Parameters specify the member, the type of the custom attribute to search for, and whether to search ancestors of the member. More...
static Attribute []	GetCustomAttributes (MemberInfo element)
	Retrieves an array of the custom attributes applied to a member of a type. A parameter specifies the member. More...
static Attribute []	GetCustomAttributes (MemberInfo element, bool inherit)
	Retrieves an array of the custom attributes applied to a member of a type. Parameters specify the member, the type of the custom attribute to search for, and whether to search ancestors of the member. More...
static bool	IsDefined (MemberInfo element, Type attributeType)
	Determines whether any custom attributes are applied to a member of a type. Parameters specify the member, and the type of the custom attribute to search for. More...
static bool	IsDefined (MemberInfo element, Type attributeType, bool inherit)
	Determines whether any custom attributes are applied to a member of a type. Parameters specify the member, the type of the custom attribute to search for, and whether to search ancestors of the member. More...
static Attribute	GetCustomAttribute (MemberInfo element, Type attributeType)
	Retrieves a custom attribute applied to a member of a type. Parameters specify the member, and the type of the custom attribute to search for. More...
static Attribute	GetCustomAttribute (MemberInfo element, Type attributeType, bool inherit)
	Retrieves a custom attribute applied to a member of a type. Parameters specify the member, the type of the custom attribute to search for, and whether to search ancestors of the member. More...
static Attribute []	GetCustomAttributes (ParameterInfo element)
	Retrieves an array of the custom attributes applied to a method parameter. A parameter specifies the method parameter. More...
static Attribute []	GetCustomAttributes (ParameterInfo element, Type attributeType)
	Retrieves an array of the custom attributes applied to a method parameter. Parameters specify the method parameter, and the type of the custom attribute to search for. More...
static Attribute []	GetCustomAttributes (ParameterInfo element, Type attributeType, bool inherit)
	Retrieves an array of the custom attributes applied to a method parameter. Parameters specify the method parameter, the type of the custom attribute to search for, and whether to search ancestors of the method parameter. More...
static Attribute []	GetCustomAttributes (ParameterInfo element, bool inherit)
	Retrieves an array of the custom attributes applied to a method parameter. Parameters specify the method parameter, and whether to search ancestors of the method parameter. More...
static bool	IsDefined (ParameterInfo element, Type attributeType)
	Determines whether any custom attributes are applied to a method parameter. Parameters specify the method parameter, and the type of the custom attribute to search for. More...
static bool	IsDefined (ParameterInfo element, Type attributeType, bool inherit)
	Determines whether any custom attributes are applied to a method parameter. Parameters specify the method parameter, the type of the custom attribute to search for, and whether to search ancestors of the method parameter. More...
static Attribute	GetCustomAttribute (ParameterInfo element, Type attributeType)
	Retrieves a custom attribute applied to a method parameter. Parameters specify the method parameter, and the type of the custom attribute to search for. More...
static Attribute	GetCustomAttribute (ParameterInfo element, Type attributeType, bool inherit)
	Retrieves a custom attribute applied to a method parameter. Parameters specify the method parameter, the type of the custom attribute to search for, and whether to search ancestors of the method parameter. More...
static Attribute []	GetCustomAttributes (Module element, Type attributeType)
	Retrieves an array of the custom attributes applied to a module. Parameters specify the module, and the type of the custom attribute to search for. More...
static Attribute []	GetCustomAttributes (Module element)
	Retrieves an array of the custom attributes applied to a module. A parameter specifies the module. More...
static Attribute []	GetCustomAttributes (Module element, bool inherit)
	Retrieves an array of the custom attributes applied to a module. Parameters specify the module, and an ignored search option. More...
static Attribute []	GetCustomAttributes (Module element, Type attributeType, bool inherit)
	Retrieves an array of the custom attributes applied to a module. Parameters specify the module, the type of the custom attribute to search for, and an ignored search option. More...
static bool	IsDefined (Module element, Type attributeType)
	Determines whether any custom attributes of a specified type are applied to a module. Parameters specify the module, and the type of the custom attribute to search for. More...
static bool	IsDefined (Module element, Type attributeType, bool inherit)
	Determines whether any custom attributes are applied to a module. Parameters specify the module, the type of the custom attribute to search for, and an ignored search option. More...
static Attribute	GetCustomAttribute (Module element, Type attributeType)
	Retrieves a custom attribute applied to a module. Parameters specify the module, and the type of the custom attribute to search for. More...
static Attribute	GetCustomAttribute (Module element, Type attributeType, bool inherit)
	Retrieves a custom attribute applied to a module. Parameters specify the module, the type of the custom attribute to search for, and an ignored search option. More...
static Attribute []	GetCustomAttributes (Assembly element, Type attributeType)
	Retrieves an array of the custom attributes applied to an assembly. Parameters specify the assembly, and the type of the custom attribute to search for. More...
static Attribute []	GetCustomAttributes (Assembly element, Type attributeType, bool inherit)
	Retrieves an array of the custom attributes applied to an assembly. Parameters specify the assembly, the type of the custom attribute to search for, and an ignored search option. More...
static Attribute []	GetCustomAttributes (Assembly element)
	Retrieves an array of the custom attributes applied to an assembly. A parameter specifies the assembly. More...
static Attribute []	GetCustomAttributes (Assembly element, bool inherit)
	Retrieves an array of the custom attributes applied to an assembly. Parameters specify the assembly, and an ignored search option. More...
static bool	IsDefined (Assembly element, Type attributeType)
	Determines whether any custom attributes are applied to an assembly. Parameters specify the assembly, and the type of the custom attribute to search for. More...
static bool	IsDefined (Assembly element, Type attributeType, bool inherit)
	Determines whether any custom attributes are applied to an assembly. Parameters specify the assembly, the type of the custom attribute to search for, and an ignored search option. More...
static Attribute	GetCustomAttribute (Assembly element, Type attributeType)
	Retrieves a custom attribute applied to a specified assembly. Parameters specify the assembly and the type of the custom attribute to search for. More...
static Attribute	GetCustomAttribute (Assembly element, Type attributeType, bool inherit)
	Retrieves a custom attribute applied to an assembly. Parameters specify the assembly, the type of the custom attribute to search for, and an ignored search option. More...

Public Attributes
virtual object	TypeId => GetType()
	When implemented in a derived class, gets a unique identifier for this T:System.Attribute. More...

Protected Member Functions
	Attribute ()
	Initializes a new instance of the T:System.Attribute class. More...

Detailed Description

Represents the base class for custom attributes.

Definition at line 15 of file Attribute.cs.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Attribute()

System.Attribute.Attribute ( )

protected

Initializes a new instance of the T:System.Attribute class.

Definition at line 1016 of file Attribute.cs.

Member Function Documentation

Equals()

override bool System.Attribute.Equals

(

object

obj

)

Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object.

Parameters

obj	An T:System.Object to compare with this instance or null.

Returns

true if obj equals the type and value of this instance; otherwise, false.

Definition at line 1026 of file Attribute.cs.

GetCustomAttribute() [1/8]

static Attribute System.Attribute.GetCustomAttribute ( MemberInfo  element, Type  attributeType  )

static

Retrieves a custom attribute applied to a member of a type. Parameters specify the member, and the type of the custom attribute to search for.

Parameters

element	An object derived from the T:System.Reflection.MemberInfo class that describes a constructor, event, field, method, or property member of a class.
attributeType	The type, or a base type, of the custom attribute to search for.

Returns

A reference to the single custom attribute of type attributeType that is applied to element , or null if there is no such attribute.

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentNullException	element or attributeType is null.
T:System.ArgumentException	attributeType is not derived from T:System.Attribute.
T:System.NotSupportedException	element is not a constructor, method, property, event, type, or field.
T:System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException	More than one of the requested attributes was found.
T:System.TypeLoadException	A custom attribute type cannot be loaded.

Definition at line 498 of file Attribute.cs.

GetCustomAttribute() [2/8]

static Attribute System.Attribute.GetCustomAttribute ( MemberInfo  element, Type  attributeType, bool  inherit  )

static

Retrieves a custom attribute applied to a member of a type. Parameters specify the member, the type of the custom attribute to search for, and whether to search ancestors of the member.

Parameters

element	An object derived from the T:System.Reflection.MemberInfo class that describes a constructor, event, field, method, or property member of a class.
attributeType	The type, or a base type, of the custom attribute to search for.
inherit	If true, specifies to also search the ancestors of element for custom attributes.

Returns

A reference to the single custom attribute of type attributeType that is applied to element , or null if there is no such attribute.

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentNullException	element or attributeType is null.
T:System.ArgumentException	attributeType is not derived from T:System.Attribute.
T:System.NotSupportedException	element is not a constructor, method, property, event, type, or field.
T:System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException	More than one of the requested attributes was found.
T:System.TypeLoadException	A custom attribute type cannot be loaded.

Definition at line 517 of file Attribute.cs.

GetCustomAttribute() [3/8]

static Attribute System.Attribute.GetCustomAttribute ( ParameterInfo  element, Type  attributeType  )

static

Retrieves a custom attribute applied to a method parameter. Parameters specify the method parameter, and the type of the custom attribute to search for.

Parameters

element	An object derived from the T:System.Reflection.ParameterInfo class that describes a parameter of a member of a class.
attributeType	The type, or a base type, of the custom attribute to search for.

Returns

A reference to the single custom attribute of type attributeType that is applied to element , or null if there is no such attribute.

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentNullException	element or attributeType is null.
T:System.ArgumentException	attributeType is not derived from T:System.Attribute.
T:System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException	More than one of the requested attributes was found.
T:System.TypeLoadException	A custom attribute type cannot be loaded.

Definition at line 689 of file Attribute.cs.

GetCustomAttribute() [4/8]

static Attribute System.Attribute.GetCustomAttribute ( ParameterInfo  element, Type  attributeType, bool  inherit  )

static

Retrieves a custom attribute applied to a method parameter. Parameters specify the method parameter, the type of the custom attribute to search for, and whether to search ancestors of the method parameter.

Parameters

element	An object derived from the T:System.Reflection.ParameterInfo class that describes a parameter of a member of a class.
attributeType	The type, or a base type, of the custom attribute to search for.
inherit	If true, specifies to also search the ancestors of element for custom attributes.

Returns

A reference to the single custom attribute of type attributeType that is applied to element , or null if there is no such attribute.

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentNullException	element or attributeType is null.
T:System.ArgumentException	attributeType is not derived from T:System.Attribute.
T:System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException	More than one of the requested attributes was found.
T:System.TypeLoadException	A custom attribute type cannot be loaded.

Definition at line 706 of file Attribute.cs.

GetCustomAttribute() [5/8]

static Attribute System.Attribute.GetCustomAttribute ( Module  element, Type  attributeType  )

static

Retrieves a custom attribute applied to a module. Parameters specify the module, and the type of the custom attribute to search for.

Parameters

element	An object derived from the T:System.Reflection.Module class that describes a portable executable file.
attributeType	The type, or a base type, of the custom attribute to search for.

Returns

A reference to the single custom attribute of type attributeType that is applied to element , or null if there is no such attribute.

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentNullException	element or attributeType is null.
T:System.ArgumentException	attributeType is not derived from T:System.Attribute.
T:System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException	More than one of the requested attributes was found.

Definition at line 838 of file Attribute.cs.

GetCustomAttribute() [6/8]

static Attribute System.Attribute.GetCustomAttribute ( Module  element, Type  attributeType, bool  inherit  )

static

Retrieves a custom attribute applied to a module. Parameters specify the module, the type of the custom attribute to search for, and an ignored search option.

Parameters

element	An object derived from the T:System.Reflection.Module class that describes a portable executable file.
attributeType	The type, or a base type, of the custom attribute to search for.
inherit	This parameter is ignored, and does not affect the operation of this method.

Returns

A reference to the single custom attribute of type attributeType that is applied to element , or null if there is no such attribute.

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentNullException	element or attributeType is null.
T:System.ArgumentException	attributeType is not derived from T:System.Attribute.
T:System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException	More than one of the requested attributes was found.

Definition at line 853 of file Attribute.cs.

GetCustomAttribute() [7/8]

static Attribute System.Attribute.GetCustomAttribute ( Assembly  element, Type  attributeType  )

static

Retrieves a custom attribute applied to a specified assembly. Parameters specify the assembly and the type of the custom attribute to search for.

Parameters

element	An object derived from the T:System.Reflection.Assembly class that describes a reusable collection of modules.
attributeType	The type, or a base type, of the custom attribute to search for.

Returns

A reference to the single custom attribute of type attributeType that is applied to element , or null if there is no such attribute.

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentNullException	element or attributeType is null.
T:System.ArgumentException	attributeType is not derived from T:System.Attribute.
T:System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException	More than one of the requested attributes was found.

Definition at line 985 of file Attribute.cs.

GetCustomAttribute() [8/8]

static Attribute System.Attribute.GetCustomAttribute ( Assembly  element, Type  attributeType, bool  inherit  )

static

Retrieves a custom attribute applied to an assembly. Parameters specify the assembly, the type of the custom attribute to search for, and an ignored search option.

Parameters

element	An object derived from the T:System.Reflection.Assembly class that describes a reusable collection of modules.
attributeType	The type, or a base type, of the custom attribute to search for.
inherit	This parameter is ignored, and does not affect the operation of this method.

Returns

A reference to the single custom attribute of type attributeType that is applied to element , or null if there is no such attribute.

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentNullException	element or attributeType is null.
T:System.ArgumentException	attributeType is not derived from T:System.Attribute.
T:System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException	More than one of the requested attributes was found.

Definition at line 1000 of file Attribute.cs.

GetCustomAttributes() [1/16]

static Attribute [] System.Attribute.GetCustomAttributes ( MemberInfo  element, Type  type  )

static

Retrieves an array of the custom attributes applied to a member of a type. Parameters specify the member, and the type of the custom attribute to search for.

Parameters

element	An object derived from the T:System.Reflection.MemberInfo class that describes a constructor, event, field, method, or property member of a class.
type	The type, or a base type, of the custom attribute to search for.

Returns

An T:System.Attribute array that contains the custom attributes of type type applied to element , or an empty array if no such custom attributes exist.

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentNullException	element or type is null.
T:System.ArgumentException	type is not derived from T:System.Attribute.
T:System.NotSupportedException	element is not a constructor, method, property, event, type, or field.
T:System.TypeLoadException	A custom attribute type cannot be loaded.

Definition at line 346 of file Attribute.cs.

GetCustomAttributes() [2/16]

static Attribute [] System.Attribute.GetCustomAttributes ( MemberInfo  element, Type  type, bool  inherit  )

static

Retrieves an array of the custom attributes applied to a member of a type. Parameters specify the member, the type of the custom attribute to search for, and whether to search ancestors of the member.

Parameters

element	An object derived from the T:System.Reflection.MemberInfo class that describes a constructor, event, field, method, or property member of a class.
type	The type, or a base type, of the custom attribute to search for.
inherit	If true, specifies to also search the ancestors of element for custom attributes.

Returns

An T:System.Attribute array that contains the custom attributes of type type applied to element , or an empty array if no such custom attributes exist.

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentNullException	element or type is null.
T:System.ArgumentException	type is not derived from T:System.Attribute.
T:System.NotSupportedException	element is not a constructor, method, property, event, type, or field.
T:System.TypeLoadException	A custom attribute type cannot be loaded.

Definition at line 364 of file Attribute.cs.

GetCustomAttributes() [3/16]

static Attribute [] System.Attribute.GetCustomAttributes ( MemberInfo  element )

static

Retrieves an array of the custom attributes applied to a member of a type. A parameter specifies the member.

Parameters

element

An object derived from the T:System.Reflection.MemberInfo class that describes a constructor, event, field, method, or property member of a class.

Returns

An T:System.Attribute array that contains the custom attributes applied to element , or an empty array if no such custom attributes exist.

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentNullException	element is null.
T:System.NotSupportedException	element is not a constructor, method, property, event, type, or field.
T:System.TypeLoadException	A custom attribute type cannot be loaded.

Definition at line 398 of file Attribute.cs.

GetCustomAttributes() [4/16]

static Attribute [] System.Attribute.GetCustomAttributes ( MemberInfo  element, bool  inherit  )

static

Retrieves an array of the custom attributes applied to a member of a type. Parameters specify the member, the type of the custom attribute to search for, and whether to search ancestors of the member.

Parameters

element	An object derived from the T:System.Reflection.MemberInfo class that describes a constructor, event, field, method, or property member of a class.
inherit	If true, specifies to also search the ancestors of element for custom attributes.

Returns

An T:System.Attribute array that contains the custom attributes applied to element , or an empty array if no such custom attributes exist.

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentNullException	element is null.
T:System.NotSupportedException	element is not a constructor, method, property, event, type, or field.
T:System.TypeLoadException	A custom attribute type cannot be loaded.

Definition at line 413 of file Attribute.cs.

GetCustomAttributes() [5/16]

static Attribute [] System.Attribute.GetCustomAttributes ( ParameterInfo  element )

static

Retrieves an array of the custom attributes applied to a method parameter. A parameter specifies the method parameter.

Parameters

element

An object derived from the T:System.Reflection.ParameterInfo class that describes a parameter of a member of a class.

Returns

An T:System.Attribute array that contains the custom attributes applied to element , or an empty array if no such custom attributes exist.

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentNullException	element is null.
T:System.TypeLoadException	A custom attribute type cannot be loaded.

Definition at line 538 of file Attribute.cs.

GetCustomAttributes() [6/16]

static Attribute [] System.Attribute.GetCustomAttributes ( ParameterInfo  element, Type  attributeType  )

static

Retrieves an array of the custom attributes applied to a method parameter. Parameters specify the method parameter, and the type of the custom attribute to search for.

Parameters

element	An object derived from the T:System.Reflection.ParameterInfo class that describes a parameter of a member of a class.
attributeType	The type, or a base type, of the custom attribute to search for.

Returns

An T:System.Attribute array that contains the custom attributes of type attributeType applied to element , or an empty array if no such custom attributes exist.

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentNullException	element or attributeType is null.
T:System.ArgumentException	attributeType is not derived from T:System.Attribute.
T:System.TypeLoadException	A custom attribute type cannot be loaded.

Definition at line 553 of file Attribute.cs.

GetCustomAttributes() [7/16]

static Attribute [] System.Attribute.GetCustomAttributes ( ParameterInfo  element, Type  attributeType, bool  inherit  )

static

Retrieves an array of the custom attributes applied to a method parameter. Parameters specify the method parameter, the type of the custom attribute to search for, and whether to search ancestors of the method parameter.

Parameters

element	An object derived from the T:System.Reflection.ParameterInfo class that describes a parameter of a member of a class.
attributeType	The type, or a base type, of the custom attribute to search for.
inherit	If true, specifies to also search the ancestors of element for custom attributes.

Returns

An T:System.Attribute array that contains the custom attributes of type attributeType applied to element , or an empty array if no such custom attributes exist.

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentNullException	element or attributeType is null.
T:System.ArgumentException	attributeType is not derived from T:System.Attribute.
T:System.TypeLoadException	A custom attribute type cannot be loaded.

Definition at line 569 of file Attribute.cs.

GetCustomAttributes() [8/16]

static Attribute [] System.Attribute.GetCustomAttributes ( ParameterInfo  element, bool  inherit  )

static

Retrieves an array of the custom attributes applied to a method parameter. Parameters specify the method parameter, and whether to search ancestors of the method parameter.

Parameters

element	An object derived from the T:System.Reflection.ParameterInfo class that describes a parameter of a member of a class.
inherit	If true, specifies to also search the ancestors of element for custom attributes.

Returns

An T:System.Attribute array that contains the custom attributes applied to element , or an empty array if no such custom attributes exist.

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentException	The P:System.Reflection.ParameterInfo.Member property of element is null.
T:System.ArgumentNullException	element is null.
T:System.TypeLoadException	A custom attribute type cannot be loaded.

Definition at line 604 of file Attribute.cs.

GetCustomAttributes() [9/16]

static Attribute [] System.Attribute.GetCustomAttributes ( Module  element, Type  attributeType  )

static

Retrieves an array of the custom attributes applied to a module. Parameters specify the module, and the type of the custom attribute to search for.

Parameters

element	An object derived from the T:System.Reflection.Module class that describes a portable executable file.
attributeType	The type, or a base type, of the custom attribute to search for.

Returns

An T:System.Attribute array that contains the custom attributes of type attributeType applied to element , or an empty array if no such custom attributes exist.

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentNullException	element or attributeType is null.
T:System.ArgumentException	attributeType is not derived from T:System.Attribute.

Definition at line 732 of file Attribute.cs.

GetCustomAttributes() [10/16]

static Attribute [] System.Attribute.GetCustomAttributes ( Module  element )

static

Retrieves an array of the custom attributes applied to a module. A parameter specifies the module.

Parameters

element

An object derived from the T:System.Reflection.Module class that describes a portable executable file.

Returns

An T:System.Attribute array that contains the custom attributes applied to element , or an empty array if no such custom attributes exist.

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentNullException

element is null.

Definition at line 742 of file Attribute.cs.

GetCustomAttributes() [11/16]

static Attribute [] System.Attribute.GetCustomAttributes ( Module  element, bool  inherit  )

static

Retrieves an array of the custom attributes applied to a module. Parameters specify the module, and an ignored search option.

Parameters

element	An object derived from the T:System.Reflection.Module class that describes a portable executable file.
inherit	This parameter is ignored, and does not affect the operation of this method.

Returns

An T:System.Attribute array that contains the custom attributes applied to element , or an empty array if no such custom attributes exist.

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentNullException

element or attributeType is null.

Definition at line 753 of file Attribute.cs.

GetCustomAttributes() [12/16]

static Attribute [] System.Attribute.GetCustomAttributes ( Module  element, Type  attributeType, bool  inherit  )

static

Retrieves an array of the custom attributes applied to a module. Parameters specify the module, the type of the custom attribute to search for, and an ignored search option.

Parameters

element	An object derived from the T:System.Reflection.Module class that describes a portable executable file.
attributeType	The type, or a base type, of the custom attribute to search for.
inherit	This parameter is ignored, and does not affect the operation of this method.

Returns

An T:System.Attribute array that contains the custom attributes of type attributeType applied to element , or an empty array if no such custom attributes exist.

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentNullException	element or attributeType is null.
T:System.ArgumentException	attributeType is not derived from T:System.Attribute.

Definition at line 771 of file Attribute.cs.

GetCustomAttributes() [13/16]

static Attribute [] System.Attribute.GetCustomAttributes ( Assembly  element, Type  attributeType  )

static

Retrieves an array of the custom attributes applied to an assembly. Parameters specify the assembly, and the type of the custom attribute to search for.

Parameters

element	An object derived from the T:System.Reflection.Assembly class that describes a reusable collection of modules.
attributeType	The type, or a base type, of the custom attribute to search for.

Returns

An T:System.Attribute array that contains the custom attributes of type attributeType applied to element , or an empty array if no such custom attributes exist.

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentNullException	element or attributeType is null.
T:System.ArgumentException	attributeType is not derived from T:System.Attribute.

Definition at line 876 of file Attribute.cs.

GetCustomAttributes() [14/16]

static Attribute [] System.Attribute.GetCustomAttributes ( Assembly  element, Type  attributeType, bool  inherit  )

static

Retrieves an array of the custom attributes applied to an assembly. Parameters specify the assembly, the type of the custom attribute to search for, and an ignored search option.

Parameters

element	An object derived from the T:System.Reflection.Assembly class that describes a reusable collection of modules.
attributeType	The type, or a base type, of the custom attribute to search for.
inherit	This parameter is ignored, and does not affect the operation of this method.

Returns

An T:System.Attribute array that contains the custom attributes of type attributeType applied to element , or an empty array if no such custom attributes exist.

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentNullException	element or attributeType is null.
T:System.ArgumentException	attributeType is not derived from T:System.Attribute.

Definition at line 890 of file Attribute.cs.

GetCustomAttributes() [15/16]

static Attribute [] System.Attribute.GetCustomAttributes ( Assembly  element )

static

Retrieves an array of the custom attributes applied to an assembly. A parameter specifies the assembly.

Parameters

element

An object derived from the T:System.Reflection.Assembly class that describes a reusable collection of modules.

Returns

An T:System.Attribute array that contains the custom attributes applied to element , or an empty array if no such custom attributes exist.

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentNullException

element is null.

Definition at line 913 of file Attribute.cs.

GetCustomAttributes() [16/16]

static Attribute [] System.Attribute.GetCustomAttributes ( Assembly  element, bool  inherit  )

static

Retrieves an array of the custom attributes applied to an assembly. Parameters specify the assembly, and an ignored search option.

Parameters

element	An object derived from the T:System.Reflection.Assembly class that describes a reusable collection of modules.
inherit	This parameter is ignored, and does not affect the operation of this method.

Returns

An T:System.Attribute array that contains the custom attributes applied to element , or an empty array if no such custom attributes exist.

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentNullException

element or attributeType is null.

Definition at line 924 of file Attribute.cs.

GetHashCode()

override int System.Attribute.GetHashCode

(

)

Returns the hash code for this instance.

Returns

A 32-bit signed integer hash code.

Definition at line 1092 of file Attribute.cs.

IsDefaultAttribute()

virtual bool System.Attribute.IsDefaultAttribute ( )

virtual

When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether the value of this instance is the default value for the derived class.

Returns

true if this instance is the default attribute for the class; otherwise, false.

Reimplemented in System.ComponentModel.CategoryAttribute, System.ComponentModel.BindableAttribute, System.ComponentModel.DesignerCategoryAttribute, System.ComponentModel.Design.HelpKeywordAttribute, System.ComponentModel.DescriptionAttribute, System.ComponentModel.DisplayNameAttribute, System.ComponentModel.ListBindableAttribute, System.ComponentModel.InheritanceAttribute, System.ComponentModel.DataObjectAttribute, System.ComponentModel.DesignTimeVisibleAttribute, System.ComponentModel.ExtenderProvidedPropertyAttribute, System.ComponentModel.DesignerSerializationVisibilityAttribute, System.ComponentModel.PasswordPropertyTextAttribute, System.ComponentModel.RecommendedAsConfigurableAttribute, System.ComponentModel.BrowsableAttribute, System.ComponentModel.ImmutableObjectAttribute, System.ComponentModel.MergablePropertyAttribute, System.ComponentModel.ReadOnlyAttribute, System.ComponentModel.RunInstallerAttribute, System.ComponentModel.NotifyParentPropertyAttribute, System.ComponentModel.ToolboxItemAttribute, System.ComponentModel.ParenthesizePropertyNameAttribute, System.ComponentModel.RefreshPropertiesAttribute, System.ComponentModel.DesignOnlyAttribute, and System.ComponentModel.LocalizableAttribute.

Definition at line 1124 of file Attribute.cs.

IsDefined() [1/8]

static bool System.Attribute.IsDefined ( MemberInfo  element, Type  attributeType  )

static

Determines whether any custom attributes are applied to a member of a type. Parameters specify the member, and the type of the custom attribute to search for.

Parameters

element	An object derived from the T:System.Reflection.MemberInfo class that describes a constructor, event, field, method, type, or property member of a class.
attributeType	The type, or a base type, of the custom attribute to search for.

Returns

true if a custom attribute of type attributeType is applied to element ; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentNullException	element or attributeType is null.
T:System.ArgumentException	attributeType is not derived from T:System.Attribute.
T:System.NotSupportedException	element is not a constructor, method, property, event, type, or field.

Definition at line 442 of file Attribute.cs.

IsDefined() [2/8]

static bool System.Attribute.IsDefined ( MemberInfo  element, Type  attributeType, bool  inherit  )

static

Determines whether any custom attributes are applied to a member of a type. Parameters specify the member, the type of the custom attribute to search for, and whether to search ancestors of the member.

Parameters

element	An object derived from the T:System.Reflection.MemberInfo class that describes a constructor, event, field, method, type, or property member of a class.
attributeType	The type, or a base type, of the custom attribute to search for.
inherit	If true, specifies to also search the ancestors of element for custom attributes.

Returns

true if a custom attribute of type attributeType is applied to element ; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentNullException	element or attributeType is null.
T:System.ArgumentException	attributeType is not derived from T:System.Attribute.
T:System.NotSupportedException	element is not a constructor, method, property, event, type, or field.

Definition at line 460 of file Attribute.cs.

IsDefined() [3/8]

static bool System.Attribute.IsDefined ( ParameterInfo  element, Type  attributeType  )

static

Determines whether any custom attributes are applied to a method parameter. Parameters specify the method parameter, and the type of the custom attribute to search for.

Parameters

element	An object derived from the T:System.Reflection.ParameterInfo class that describes a parameter of a member of a class.
attributeType	The type, or a base type, of the custom attribute to search for.

Returns

true if a custom attribute of type attributeType is applied to element ; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentNullException	element or attributeType is null.
T:System.ArgumentException	attributeType is not derived from T:System.Attribute.

Definition at line 632 of file Attribute.cs.

IsDefined() [4/8]

static bool System.Attribute.IsDefined ( ParameterInfo  element, Type  attributeType, bool  inherit  )

static

Determines whether any custom attributes are applied to a method parameter. Parameters specify the method parameter, the type of the custom attribute to search for, and whether to search ancestors of the method parameter.

Parameters

element	An object derived from the T:System.Reflection.ParameterInfo class that describes a parameter of a member of a class.
attributeType	The type, or a base type, of the custom attribute to search for.
inherit	If true, specifies to also search the ancestors of element for custom attributes.

Returns

true if a custom attribute of type attributeType is applied to element ; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentNullException	element or attributeType is null.
T:System.ArgumentException	attributeType is not derived from T:System.Attribute.
T:System.ExecutionEngineException	element is not a method, constructor, or type.

Definition at line 650 of file Attribute.cs.

IsDefined() [5/8]

static bool System.Attribute.IsDefined ( Module  element, Type  attributeType  )

static

Determines whether any custom attributes of a specified type are applied to a module. Parameters specify the module, and the type of the custom attribute to search for.

Parameters

element	An object derived from the T:System.Reflection.Module class that describes a portable executable file.
attributeType	The type, or a base type, of the custom attribute to search for.

Returns

true if a custom attribute of type attributeType is applied to element ; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentNullException	element or attributeType is null.
T:System.ArgumentException	attributeType is not derived from T:System.Attribute.

Definition at line 797 of file Attribute.cs.

IsDefined() [6/8]

static bool System.Attribute.IsDefined ( Module  element, Type  attributeType, bool  inherit  )

static

Determines whether any custom attributes are applied to a module. Parameters specify the module, the type of the custom attribute to search for, and an ignored search option.

Parameters

element	An object derived from the T:System.Reflection.Module class that describes a portable executable file.
attributeType	The type, or a base type, of the custom attribute to search for.
inherit	This parameter is ignored, and does not affect the operation of this method.

Returns

true if a custom attribute of type attributeType is applied to element ; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentNullException	element or attributeType is null.
T:System.ArgumentException	attributeType is not derived from T:System.Attribute.

Definition at line 812 of file Attribute.cs.

IsDefined() [7/8]

static bool System.Attribute.IsDefined ( Assembly  element, Type  attributeType  )

static

Determines whether any custom attributes are applied to an assembly. Parameters specify the assembly, and the type of the custom attribute to search for.

Parameters

element	An object derived from the T:System.Reflection.Assembly class that describes a reusable collection of modules.
attributeType	The type, or a base type, of the custom attribute to search for.

Returns

true if a custom attribute of type attributeType is applied to element ; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentNullException	element or attributeType is null.
T:System.ArgumentException	attributeType is not derived from T:System.Attribute.

Definition at line 943 of file Attribute.cs.

IsDefined() [8/8]

static bool System.Attribute.IsDefined ( Assembly  element, Type  attributeType, bool  inherit  )

static

Determines whether any custom attributes are applied to an assembly. Parameters specify the assembly, the type of the custom attribute to search for, and an ignored search option.

Parameters

element	An object derived from the T:System.Reflection.Assembly class that describes a reusable collection of modules.
attributeType	The type, or a base type, of the custom attribute to search for.
inherit	This parameter is ignored, and does not affect the operation of this method.

Returns

true if a custom attribute of type attributeType is applied to element ; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

T:System.ArgumentNullException	element or attributeType is null.
T:System.ArgumentException	attributeType is not derived from T:System.Attribute.

Definition at line 958 of file Attribute.cs.

Match()

virtual bool System.Attribute.Match ( object  obj )

virtual

When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object.

Parameters

obj	An T:System.Object to compare with this instance of T:System.Attribute.

Returns

true if this instance equals obj ; otherwise, false.

Reimplemented in System.ComponentModel.ToolboxItemFilterAttribute, and System.ComponentModel.DataObjectMethodAttribute.

Definition at line 1116 of file Attribute.cs.

Member Data Documentation

TypeId

virtual object System.Attribute.TypeId => GetType()

When implemented in a derived class, gets a unique identifier for this T:System.Attribute.

Returns

An T:System.Object that is a unique identifier for the attribute.

Definition at line 19 of file Attribute.cs.

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