Assembly.GetCustomAttributesData Method (System.Reflection)

.NET Framework Class Library

Assembly..::.GetCustomAttributesData Method

Returns information about the attributes that have been applied to the current Assembly, expressed as CustomAttributeData objects.

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

Syntax

Public Overridable Function GetCustomAttributesData As IList(Of CustomAttributeData)

public virtual IList<CustomAttributeData> GetCustomAttributesData()

public:
virtual IList<CustomAttributeData^>^ GetCustomAttributesData()

abstract GetCustomAttributesData : unit -> IList<CustomAttributeData> 
override GetCustomAttributesData : unit -> IList<CustomAttributeData>

Return Value

Type: System.Collections.Generic..::.IList<(Of <(CustomAttributeData>)>)
A generic list of CustomAttributeData objects representing data about the attributes that have been applied to the current assembly.

Remarks

Use this method to examine the custom attributes of code in the reflection-only context, in cases where the custom attributes themselves are defined in code that is loaded into the reflection-only context. Methods like Attribute..::.GetCustomAttributes and Assembly..::.GetCustomAttributes cannot be used in such cases, because they create instances of the attributes. Code in the reflection-only context cannot be executed. For more information and for example code, see the CustomAttributeData class.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

Assembly Class

System.Reflection Namespace