When overridden in a derived class, returns all attributes defined on this member.

Overload List

When overridden in a derived class, returns an array of all of the custom attributes.

Supported by the .NET Compact Framework.

[Visual Basic] Overloads Public MustOverride Function GetCustomAttributes(Boolean) As Object() Implements ICustomAttributeProvider.GetCustomAttributes

[C#] public abstract object[] GetCustomAttributes(bool);

[C++] public: virtual Object* GetCustomAttributes(bool) __gc[] = 0;

[JScript] public abstract function GetCustomAttributes(Boolean) : Object[];

When overridden in a derived class, returns an array of custom attributes identified by Type.

Supported by the .NET Compact Framework.

[Visual Basic] Overloads Public MustOverride Function GetCustomAttributes(Type, Boolean) As Object() Implements ICustomAttributeProvider.GetCustomAttributes

[C#] public abstract object[] GetCustomAttributes(Type, bool);

[C++] public: virtual Object* GetCustomAttributes(Type*, bool) __gc[] = 0;

[JScript] public abstract function GetCustomAttributes(Type, Boolean) : Object[];

Example

[Visual Basic, C#, C++] The following example defines a custom attribute and associates the attribute with MyClass.MyMethod, retrieves the attribute at run time, and displays the result.

[Visual Basic, C#, C++] Note   This example shows how to use one of the overloaded versions of GetCustomAttributes. For other examples that might be available, see the individual overload topics.

[Visual Basic] 
Imports System
Imports System.Reflection
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic

' Define a custom attribute with one named parameter.
<AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.All)> Public Class MyAttribute
    Inherits Attribute
    Private myName As String

    Public Sub New(ByVal name As String)
        myName = name
    End Sub 'New

    Public ReadOnly Property Name() As String
        Get
            Return myName
        End Get
    End Property
End Class 'MyAttribute

' Define a class that has the custom attribute associated with one of its members.
Public Class MyClass1

    <MyAttribute("This is an example attribute.")> Public Sub MyMethod(ByVal i As Integer)
        Return
    End Sub 'MyMethod
End Class 'MyClass1


Public Class MemberInfo_GetCustomAttributes

    Public Shared Sub Main()
        Try
            ' Get the type of MyClass1.
            Dim myType As Type = GetType(MyClass1)
            ' Get the members associated with MyClass1.
            Dim myMembers As MemberInfo() = myType.GetMembers()

            ' Display the attributes for each of the members of MyClass1.
            Dim i As Integer
            For i = 0 To myMembers.Length - 1
                Dim myAttributes As [Object]() = myMembers(i).GetCustomAttributes(False)
                If myAttributes.Length > 0 Then
                    Console.WriteLine("The attributes for the member {0} are: ", myMembers(i))
                    Dim j As Integer
                    For j = 0 To myAttributes.Length - 1
                        Console.WriteLine("The type of the attribute is: {0}", myAttributes(j))
                    Next j
                End If
            Next i
        Catch e As Exception
            Console.WriteLine("An exception occurred: {0}.", e.Message)
        End Try
    End Sub 'Main
End Class 'MemberInfo_GetCustomAttributes

[C#] 
using System;
using System.Reflection;

// Define a custom attribute with one named parameter.
[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.All)]
public class MyAttribute : Attribute
{
    private string myName;
    public MyAttribute(string name)
    {
        myName = name;
    }
    public string Name
    {
        get
        {
            return myName;
        }
    }
}

// Define a class that has the custom attribute associated with one of its members.
public class MyClass1
{
    [MyAttribute("This is an example attribute.")]
    public void MyMethod(int i)
    {
        return;
    }
}

public class MemberInfo_GetCustomAttributes
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        try
        {
            // Get the type of MyClass1.
            Type myType = typeof(MyClass1);
            // Get the members associated with MyClass1.
            MemberInfo[] myMembers = myType.GetMembers();

            // Display the attributes for each of the members of MyClass1.
            for(int i = 0; i < myMembers.Length; i++)
            {
                Object[] myAttributes = myMembers[i].GetCustomAttributes(true);
                if(myAttributes.Length > 0)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("\nThe attributes for the member {0} are: \n", myMembers[i]);
                    for(int j = 0; j < myAttributes.Length; j++)
                        Console.WriteLine("The type of the attribute is {0}.", myAttributes[j]);
                }
            }
        }
        catch(Exception e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("An exception occurred: {0}", e.Message);
        }
    }
}

[C++] 
#using <mscorlib.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Reflection;

// Define a custom attribute with one named parameter.
[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets::All)]
public __gc class MyAttribute : public Attribute
{
private:
   String* myName;
public:
   MyAttribute(String* name) {
      myName = name;
   }
   __property String* get_Name()
   {
         return myName;
   }
};

// Define a class that has the custom attribute associated with one of its members.
public __gc class MyClass1 
{
public:
   [MyAttribute(S"This is an example attribute.")]
   void MyMethod(int i) {
      return;
   }
};

int main()
{
   try {
      // Get the type of MyClass1.
      Type* myType = __typeof(MyClass1);
      // Get the members associated with MyClass1.
      MemberInfo* myMembers[] = myType->GetMembers();

      // Display the attributes for each of the members of MyClass1.
      for (int i = 0; i < myMembers->Length; i++) {
         Object* myAttributes[] = myMembers[i]->GetCustomAttributes(true);
         if (myAttributes->Length > 0) {
            Console::WriteLine(S"\nThe attributes for the member {0} are: \n", myMembers->Item[i]);
            for (int j = 0; j < myAttributes->Length; j++)
               Console::WriteLine(S"The type of the attribute is {0}.", myAttributes->Item[j]);
         }
      }
   } catch (Exception* e) {
      Console::WriteLine(S"An exception occurred: {0}", e->Message);
   }
}

[JScript] No example is available for JScript. To view a Visual Basic, C#, or C++ example, click the Language Filter button in the upper-left corner of the page.

See Also

MemberInfo Class | MemberInfo Members | System.Reflection Namespace