Attribute.IsDefined Method (ParameterInfo, Type)
.NET Framework 4
Determines whether any custom attributes are applied to a method parameter. Parameters specify the method parameter, and the type of the custom attribute to search for.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- element
- Type: System.Reflection.ParameterInfo
An object derived from the ParameterInfo class that describes a parameter of a member of a class.
- attributeType
- Type: System.Type
The type, or a base type, of the custom attribute to search for.
Return Value
Type: System.Booleantrue if a custom attribute of type attributeType is applied to element; otherwise, false.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException |
element or attributeType is null. |
| ArgumentException |
attributeType is not derived from Attribute. |
The following code example illustrates the use of IsDefined, taking a ParameterInfo as a parameter.
using System; using System.Reflection; namespace IsDef5CS { public class TestClass { // Assign a ParamArray attribute to the parameter using the keyword. public void Method1(params String[] args) {} } public class DemoClass { static void Main(string[] args) { // Get the class type to access its metadata. Type clsType = typeof(TestClass); // Get the MethodInfo object for Method1. MethodInfo mInfo = clsType.GetMethod("Method1"); // Get the ParameterInfo array for the method parameters. ParameterInfo[] pInfo = mInfo.GetParameters(); if (pInfo != null) { // See if the ParamArray attribute is defined. bool isDef = Attribute.IsDefined(pInfo[0], typeof(ParamArrayAttribute)); // Display the result. Console.WriteLine("The ParamArray attribute {0} defined for " + "parameter {1} of method {2}.", isDef ? "is" : "is not", pInfo[0].Name, mInfo.Name); } else Console.WriteLine("The parameters information could " + "not be retrieved for method {0}.", mInfo.Name); } } } /* * Output: * The ParamArray attribute is defined for parameter args of method Method1. */
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