TypeBuilder.SetCustomAttribute Method (CustomAttributeBuilder) (System.Reflection.Emit)

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TypeBuilder..::.SetCustomAttribute Method (CustomAttributeBuilder)

Set a custom attribute using a custom attribute builder.

Namespace: System.Reflection.Emit
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Sub SetCustomAttribute ( _
    customBuilder As CustomAttributeBuilder _
)

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As TypeBuilder
Dim customBuilder As CustomAttributeBuilder

instance.SetCustomAttribute(customBuilder)

public void SetCustomAttribute(
    CustomAttributeBuilder customBuilder
)

Visual C++

public:
void SetCustomAttribute(
    CustomAttributeBuilder^ customBuilder
)

JScript

public function SetCustomAttribute(
    customBuilder : CustomAttributeBuilder
)

Parameters

customBuilder: Type: System.Reflection.Emit..::.CustomAttributeBuilder
An instance of a helper class to define the custom attribute.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	customBuilder is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
InvalidOperationException	For the current dynamic type, the IsGenericType property is true, but the IsGenericTypeDefinition property is false.

Remarks

Note:
Starting with the .NET Framework version 2.0 Service Pack 1, this member no longer requires ReflectionPermission with the ReflectionPermissionFlag..::.ReflectionEmit flag. (See Security Issues in Reflection Emit.) To use this functionality, your application should target the .NET Framework version 3.5. For more information, see .NET Framework 3.5 Architecture.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

Reference

TypeBuilder Class

TypeBuilder Members

SetCustomAttribute Overload

System.Reflection.Emit Namespace