Assembly.GetCustomAttributes Method (Boolean)
Gets all the custom attributes for this assembly.
Namespace: System.Reflection
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- inherit
- Type: System.Boolean
This argument is ignored for objects of type Assembly.
Implements
_Assembly.GetCustomAttributes(Boolean)ICustomAttributeProvider.GetCustomAttributes(Boolean)
This method implements the corresponding ICustomAttributeProvider interface method. Therefore, the inherit parameter must be specified even though it is ignored.
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In the .NET Framework version 2.0, this method returns security attributes if they are stored in the new metadata format. Assemblies compiled with version 2.0 use this format. Dynamic assemblies and assemblies compiled with earlier versions of the .NET Framework use the old XML format. See Emitting Declarative Security Attributes. |
A pseudo-attribute indicates bits of the core metadata that must be set when the attribute is present. Unlike a custom attribute that extends the metadata for a type and is saved along with the type, a pseudo-attribute modifies the metadata for the type and then is discarded. Some of the resulting bits cannot be accessed using existing reflection APIs.
The following table summarizes the different pseudo-attributes and the accessors for the bits that are available in reflection.
Pseudo-Attribute | Metadata Bits | Reflection Accessor |
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DllImportAttribute | CorPInvokeMap DLL name | No accessor for PInvokeMap for ordinary method/global method attributes. No accessor for DLL name. |
GuidAttribute | Stored as a real custom attribute. | Accessed as a real custom attribute. |
ComImportAttribute | CorTypeAttr.tdImport | Type.Attributes.Import |
SerializableAttribute | CorTypeAttr.tdSerializable | Type.Attributes.Serializable |
NonSerializedAttribute | CorFieldAttr.fdNotSerialized | FieldInfo.Attributes.NotSerialized |
MethodImplAttribute | CorMethodImpl | MethodInfo.GetMethodImplementationFlags() ConstructorInfo.GetMethodImplementationFlags() |
MarshalAsAttribute | Various bits. | No accessor. |
PreserveSigAttribute | CorMethodImpl.miOLE | MethodInfo.GetMethodImplementationFlags().OLE ConstructorInfo.GetMethodImplementationFlags().OLE |
InAttribute | CorParamAttr.pdIn | ParameterInfo.Attributes.In |
OutAttribute | CorParamAttr.pdOut | ParameterInfo.Attributes.Out |
StructLayoutAttribute | CorTypeAttr.tdLayoutSequential CorTypeAttr.tdExplicitLayout CorTypeAttr.tdAnsiClass CorTypeAttr.tdUnicodeClass CorTypeAttr.tdAutoClass Class packing. | Type.Attributes.LayoutSequential Type.Attributes.ExplicitLayout Type.Attributes.AnsiClass Type.Attributes.UnicodeClass Type.Attributes.AutoClass No accessor. |
FieldOffsetAttribute | Field offset. | No accessor. |
AssemblyLoadAttribute | CorAssemblyFlags | No accessor or enumerator. |
- ReflectionPermission
when invoked late-bound through mechanisms such as Type.InvokeMember. Associated enumeration: ReflectionPermissionFlag.MemberAccess
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.
