Module.GetCustomAttributes Method (Type, Boolean)

Parameters

• attributeType
  Type: System.Type
  The type of attribute to get.

• inherit
  Type: System.Boolean
  This argument is ignored for objects of this type.

Return Value

Type: array<System.Object[]
An array that contains all custom attributes of the specified type.

Imports System.Reflection

' Define a module-level attribute.
<Module: MySimpleAttribute("module-level")> 

Class Example
    Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
        Dim moduleArray() As [Module] = _
            [Assembly].GetExecutingAssembly().GetModules()
        Dim myModule As [Module] = moduleArray(0)
        Dim attributes() As Object = _
            myModule.GetCustomAttributes(GetType(MySimpleAttribute), True)
        For Each o As Object In attributes
            outputBlock.Text &= _
                String.Format("Found this attribute on myModule: {0}" & vbLf, o.ToString())
        Next o
    End Sub 
End Class 

'A very simple custom attribute.
<AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class Or AttributeTargets.Module)> _
Public Class MySimpleAttribute
    Inherits Attribute
    Private name As String
    Public Sub New(ByVal newName As String)
        name = newName
    End Sub 
End Class 

' This example produces output similar to the following:
'
'Found this attribute on myModule: SilverlightApplication.MySimpleAttribute.

using System;
using System.Reflection;

//Define a module-level attribute.
[module: MySimpleAttribute("module-level")]

class Example
{
    public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
    {
        Module[] moduleArray = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetModules();
        Module myModule = moduleArray[0];
        object[] attributes = 
            myModule.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(MySimpleAttribute), true);
        foreach (Object o in attributes)
        {
            outputBlock.Text += 
               String.Format("Found this attribute on myModule: {0}.\n", o.ToString());
        }
    }
}

//A very simple custom attribute.
[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class | AttributeTargets.Module)]
public class MySimpleAttribute : Attribute
{
    private string name;

    public MySimpleAttribute(string newName)
    {
        name = newName;
    }
}

/* This example produces output similar to the following:

Found this attribute on myModule: MySimpleAttribute.
 */