Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices

' Guid for the interface IMyInterface.
<Guid("F9168C5E-CEB2-4faa-B6BF-329BF39FA1E4")> _
Interface IMyInterface
    Sub MyMethod()
End Interface 

' Guid for the coclass MyTestClass.
<Guid("936DA01F-9ABD-4d9d-80C7-02AF85C822A8")> _
Public Class MyTestClass
    Implements IMyInterface

    Public Sub MyMethod() Implements IMyInterface.MyMethod
    End Sub 

    Public Shared Sub Main()
        Dim IMyInterfaceAttribute As GuidAttribute = CType(Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(GetType(IMyInterface), GetType(GuidAttribute)),
                                                           GuidAttribute)

        Console.WriteLine("IMyInterface Attribute: " + IMyInterfaceAttribute.Value)

        ' Use the string to create a guid. 
        Dim myGuid1 As New Guid(IMyInterfaceAttribute.Value)
        ' Use a byte array to create a guid. 
        Dim myGuid2 As New Guid(myGuid1.ToByteArray())

        If myGuid1.Equals(myGuid2) Then
            Console.WriteLine("myGuid1 equals myGuid2")
        Else
            Console.WriteLine("myGuid1 does not equal myGuid2")
        End If  

        ' The equality operator can also be used to determine if two guids have same value. 
        If myGuid1.ToString() = myGuid2.ToString() Then
            Console.WriteLine("myGuid1 == myGuid2")
        Else
            Console.WriteLine("myGuid1 != myGuid2")
        End If 
    End Sub 
End Class 
' The example displays the following output: 
'       IMyInterface Attribute: F9168C5E-CEB2-4faa-B6BF-329BF39FA1E4 
'       myGuid1 equals myGuid2 
'       myGuid1 == myGuid2

using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

// Guid for the interface IMyInterface.
[Guid("F9168C5E-CEB2-4faa-B6BF-329BF39FA1E4")]
interface IMyInterface
{
    void MyMethod();
}

// Guid for the coclass MyTestClass.
[Guid("936DA01F-9ABD-4d9d-80C7-02AF85C822A8")]
public class MyTestClass : IMyInterface
{
    public void MyMethod() {}

    public static void Main( string []args )
    {
        GuidAttribute IMyInterfaceAttribute = (GuidAttribute) Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(typeof(IMyInterface), typeof(GuidAttribute));

        System.Console.WriteLine("IMyInterface Attribute: " + IMyInterfaceAttribute.Value );    

        // Use the string to create a guid.
        Guid myGuid1 = new Guid(IMyInterfaceAttribute.Value );
        // Use a byte array to create a guid.
        Guid myGuid2 = new Guid(myGuid1.ToByteArray());

        if (myGuid1.Equals(myGuid2))
            System.Console.WriteLine("myGuid1 equals myGuid2");
        else
            System.Console.WriteLine("myGuid1 does not equal myGuid2" );

        // Equality operator can also be used to determine if two guids have same value. 
        if ( myGuid1 == myGuid2 )
            System.Console.WriteLine( "myGuid1 == myGuid2" );
        else
            System.Console.WriteLine( "myGuid1 != myGuid2" );
    }
}
// The example displays the following output: 
//       IMyInterface Attribute: F9168C5E-CEB2-4faa-B6BF-329BF39FA1E4 
//       myGuid1 equals myGuid2 
//       myGuid1 == myGuid2

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Runtime::InteropServices;

// Guid for the interface IMyInterface.
[Guid("F9168C5E-CEB2-4faa-B6BF-329BF39FA1E4")]
public interface class IMyInterface
{
public:
   void MyMethod();
};


// Guid for the coclass MyTestClass.
[Guid("936DA01F-9ABD-4d9d-80C7-02AF85C822A8")]
public ref class MyTestClass: public IMyInterface
{
public:
   virtual void MyMethod(){}
};

int main()
{
   Attribute^ IMyInterfaceAttribute = Attribute::GetCustomAttribute( IMyInterface::typeid, GuidAttribute::typeid );

   // The Value property of GuidAttribute returns a string. 
   System::Console::WriteLine( String::Concat(  "IMyInterface Attribute: ", (dynamic_cast<GuidAttribute^>(IMyInterfaceAttribute))->Value ) );

   // Using the string to create a guid.
   Guid myGuid1 = Guid(dynamic_cast<GuidAttribute^>(IMyInterfaceAttribute)->Value);

   // Using a byte array to create a guid.
   Guid myGuid2 = Guid(myGuid1.ToByteArray());

   // Equals is overridden to perform a value comparison. 
   if ( myGuid1.Equals( myGuid2 ) )
      System::Console::WriteLine(  "myGuid1 equals myGuid2" );
   else
      System::Console::WriteLine(  "myGuid1 not equals myGuid2" );

   // Equality operator can also be used to determine if two guids have same value. 
   if ( myGuid1 == myGuid2 )
      System::Console::WriteLine(  "myGuid1 == myGuid2" );
   else
      System::Console::WriteLine(  "myGuid1 != myGuid2" );
}
// The example displays the following output: 
//       IMyInterface Attribute: F9168C5E-CEB2-4faa-B6BF-329BF39FA1E4 
//       myGuid1 equals myGuid2 
//       myGuid1 == myGuid2