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InheritanceAttribute Class

Indicates whether the component associated with this attribute has been inherited from a base class. This class cannot be inherited.

Inheritance Hierarchy
SystemObject
   SystemAttribute
    System.ComponentModelInheritanceAttribute

Namespace:   System.ComponentModel
Assembly:  System (in System.dll)
Syntax
<[%$TOPIC/2xwdxtes_en-us_VS_110_2_0_0_0_0%]([%$TOPIC/2xwdxtes_en-us_VS_110_2_0_0_0_1%].Property Or [%$TOPIC/2xwdxtes_en-us_VS_110_2_0_0_0_2%].Field Or [%$TOPIC/2xwdxtes_en-us_VS_110_2_0_0_0_3%].Event)> _
Public NotInheritable Class InheritanceAttribute _
	Inherits [%$TOPIC/2xwdxtes_en-us_VS_110_2_0_0_0_4%]
[[%$TOPIC/2xwdxtes_en-us_VS_110_2_0_1_0_0%]([%$TOPIC/2xwdxtes_en-us_VS_110_2_0_1_0_1%].Property|[%$TOPIC/2xwdxtes_en-us_VS_110_2_0_1_0_2%].Field|[%$TOPIC/2xwdxtes_en-us_VS_110_2_0_1_0_3%].Event)]
public sealed class InheritanceAttribute : [%$TOPIC/2xwdxtes_en-us_VS_110_2_0_1_0_4%]
[[%$TOPIC/2xwdxtes_en-us_VS_110_2_0_2_0_0%]([%$TOPIC/2xwdxtes_en-us_VS_110_2_0_2_0_1%]::Property|[%$TOPIC/2xwdxtes_en-us_VS_110_2_0_2_0_2%]::Field|[%$TOPIC/2xwdxtes_en-us_VS_110_2_0_2_0_3%]::Event)]
public ref class InheritanceAttribute sealed : public [%$TOPIC/2xwdxtes_en-us_VS_110_2_0_2_0_4%]
[<[%$TOPIC/2xwdxtes_en-us_VS_110_2_0_3_0_0%]>]
[<[%$TOPIC/2xwdxtes_en-us_VS_110_2_0_3_0_1%]([%$TOPIC/2xwdxtes_en-us_VS_110_2_0_3_0_2%].Property|[%$TOPIC/2xwdxtes_en-us_VS_110_2_0_3_0_3%].Field|[%$TOPIC/2xwdxtes_en-us_VS_110_2_0_3_0_4%].Event)>]
type InheritanceAttribute =  
    class 
        inherit [%$TOPIC/2xwdxtes_en-us_VS_110_2_0_3_0_5%] 
    end

The InheritanceAttribute type exposes the following members.

Constructors
  NameDescription
Public method InheritanceAttributeInitializes a new instance of the InheritanceAttribute class.
Public method InheritanceAttribute(InheritanceLevel)Initializes a new instance of the InheritanceAttribute class with the specified inheritance level.
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Properties
  NameDescription
Public property InheritanceLevelGets or sets the current inheritance level stored in this attribute.
Public property TypeIdWhen implemented in a derived class, gets a unique identifier for this Attribute. (Inherited from Attribute.)
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Methods
  NameDescription
Public method EqualsOverride to test for equality. (Overrides AttributeEquals(Object).)
Public method GetHashCodeReturns the hashcode for this object. (Overrides AttributeGetHashCode.)
Public method GetTypeGets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method IsDefaultAttributeGets a value indicating whether the current value of the attribute is the default value for the attribute. (Overrides AttributeIsDefaultAttribute.)
Public method MatchWhen overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Public method ToStringConverts this attribute to a string. (Overrides ObjectToString.)
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Fields
  NameDescription
Public field Static member DefaultSpecifies that the default value for InheritanceAttribute is NotInherited. This field is read-only.
Public field Static member InheritedSpecifies that the component is inherited. This field is read-only.
Public field Static member InheritedReadOnlySpecifies that the component is inherited and is read-only. This field is read-only.
Public field Static member NotInheritedSpecifies that the component is not inherited. This field is read-only.
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Explicit Interface Implementations
  NameDescription
Explicit interface implemetation Private method _AttributeGetIDsOfNamesMaps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private method _AttributeGetTypeInfoRetrieves the type information for an object, which can be used to get the type information for an interface. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private method _AttributeGetTypeInfoCountRetrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1). (Inherited from Attribute.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private method _AttributeInvokeProvides access to properties and methods exposed by an object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
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Remarks

InheritanceAttribute represents the type and level of inheritance of a member.

When the AddInheritedComponents method of the IInheritanceService searches the component fields of a component to identify fields that are inherited from a base class, the method represents the inheritance level of each component using an InheritanceAttribute.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1
Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

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

Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.