Attribute.IsDefined Method (MemberInfo, Type, Boolean)
.NET Framework 2.0
Determines whether any custom attributes are applied to a member of a type. Parameters specify the member, the type of the custom attribute to search for, and whether to search ancestors of the member.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
public static boolean IsDefined ( MemberInfo element, Type attributeType, boolean inherit )
public static function IsDefined ( element : MemberInfo, attributeType : Type, inherit : boolean ) : boolean
Parameters
- element
An object derived from the MemberInfo class that describes a constructor, event, field, method, type, or property member of a class.
- attributeType
The type, or a base type, of the custom attribute to search for.
- inherit
If true, specifies to also search the ancestors of element for custom attributes.
Return Value
true if a custom attribute of type attributeType is applied to element; otherwise, false.| Exception type | Condition |
|---|---|
| element or attributeType is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). | |
| attributeType is not derived from Attribute. | |
| element is not a constructor, method, property, event, type, or field. |
The following code example illustrates the use of IsDefined, taking a MemberInfo as a parameter.
using System; using System.Reflection; namespace IsDef4CS { public class TestClass { // Assign the Obsolete attribute to a method. [Obsolete("This method is obsolete. Use Method2 instead.")] public void Method1() {} public void Method2() {} } 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"); // See if the Obsolete attribute is defined for this method. bool isDef = Attribute.IsDefined(mInfo, typeof(ObsoleteAttribute)); // Display the result. Console.WriteLine("The Obsolete Attribute {0} defined for {1} of class {2}.", isDef ? "is" : "is not", mInfo.Name, clsType.Name); // If it's defined, display the attribute's message. if (isDef) { ObsoleteAttribute obsAttr = (ObsoleteAttribute)Attribute.GetCustomAttribute( mInfo, typeof(ObsoleteAttribute)); if (obsAttr != null) Console.WriteLine("The message is: \"{0}\".", obsAttr.Message); else Console.WriteLine("The message could not be retrieved."); } } } } /* * Output: * The Obsolete Attribute is defined for Method1 of class TestClass. * The message is: "This method is obsolete. Use Method2 instead.". */
package IsDef4CS;
import System.*;
import System.Reflection.*;
public class TestClass
{
// Assign the Obsolete attribute to a method.
/** @attribute Obsolete("This method is obsolete. Use Method2 instead.")
*/
public void Method1()
{
} //Method1
public void Method2()
{
} //Method2
} //TestClass
class DemoClass
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
// Get the class type to access its metadata.
Type clsType = TestClass.class.ToType();
// Get the MethodInfo object for Method1.
MethodInfo mInfo = clsType.GetMethod("Method1");
// See if the Obsolete attribute is defined for this method.
boolean isDef = Attribute.IsDefined(mInfo,
ObsoleteAttribute.class.ToType());
// Display the result.
Console.WriteLine("The Obsolete Attribute {0} defined for {1} of class {2}.",
(isDef) ? "is" : "is not", mInfo.get_Name(), clsType.get_Name());
// If it's defined, display the attribute's message.
if (isDef) {
ObsoleteAttribute obsAttr = (ObsoleteAttribute)
(Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(mInfo,
ObsoleteAttribute.class.ToType()));
if (obsAttr != null) {
Console.WriteLine("The message is: \"{0}\".",
obsAttr.get_Message());
}
else {
Console.WriteLine("The message could not be retrieved.");
}
}
} //main
} //DemoClass
/*
Output:
The Obsolete Attribute is defined for Method1 of class TestClass.
The message is: "This method is obsolete. Use Method2 instead.".
*/
import System; import System.Reflection; package IsDef4JS { public class TestClass { // Assign the Obsolete attribute to a method. Obsolete("This method is obsolete. Use Method2 instead.") public function Method1() : void {} public function Method2() : void {} } class DemoClass { static function Main() : void { // Get the class type to access its metadata. var clsType : Type = TestClass; // Get the MethodInfo object for Method1. var mInfo : MethodInfo = clsType.GetMethod("Method1"); // See if the Obsolete attribute is defined for this method. var isDef : boolean = Attribute.IsDefined(mInfo, ObsoleteAttribute); // Display the result. Console.WriteLine("The Obsolete Attribute {0} defined for {1} of class {2}.", isDef ? "is" : "is not", mInfo.Name, clsType.Name); // If it's defined, display the attribute's message. if (isDef) { var obsAttr : ObsoleteAttribute = ObsoleteAttribute(Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(mInfo, ObsoleteAttribute)); if (obsAttr != null) Console.WriteLine("The message is: \"{0}\".", obsAttr.Message); else Console.WriteLine("The message could not be retrieved."); } } } } IsDef4JS.DemoClass.Main(); /* * Output: * The Obsolete Attribute is defined for Method1 of class TestClass. * The message is: "This method is obsolete. Use Method2 instead.". */
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