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Attribute.GetCustomAttributes Method (MemberInfo, Boolean)

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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.

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function GetCustomAttributes ( _
 element As MemberInfo, _
 inherit As Boolean _
) As Attribute()

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

Parameters

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

inherit
Type: System.Boolean
If true, specifies to also search the ancestors of element for custom attributes.

Return Value

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

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	element is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
NotSupportedException	element is not a constructor, method, property, event, type, or field.
TypeLoadException	A custom attribute type cannot be loaded.

Remarks

The return value contains the custom attributes for ancestors of element if inherit is true.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.