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SpecialNameAttribute Class

Note: This class is new in the .NET Framework version 2.0.

Indicates that a type or member is treated in a special way by the runtime or tools. This class cannot be inherited.

Namespace: System.Runtime.CompilerServices
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Visual Basic (Declaration)
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class Or AttributeTargets.Struct Or AttributeTargets.Method Or AttributeTargets.Property Or AttributeTargets.Field Or AttributeTargets.Event)> _
Public NotInheritable Class SpecialNameAttribute
    Inherits Attribute
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As SpecialNameAttribute
C#
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class|AttributeTargets.Struct|AttributeTargets.Method|AttributeTargets.Property|AttributeTargets.Field|AttributeTargets.Event)] 
public sealed class SpecialNameAttribute : Attribute
C++
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets::Class|AttributeTargets::Struct|AttributeTargets::Method|AttributeTargets::Property|AttributeTargets::Field|AttributeTargets::Event)] 
public ref class SpecialNameAttribute sealed : public Attribute
J#
/** @attribute AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class|AttributeTargets.Struct|AttributeTargets.Method|AttributeTargets.Property|AttributeTargets.Field|AttributeTargets.Event) */ 
public final class SpecialNameAttribute extends Attribute
JScript
AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class|AttributeTargets.Struct|AttributeTargets.Method|AttributeTargets.Property|AttributeTargets.Field|AttributeTargets.Event) 
public final class SpecialNameAttribute extends Attribute

The SpecialNameAttribute class is not currently used in the .NET Framework, but is reserved for future use.

System.Object
   System.Attribute
    System.Runtime.CompilerServices.SpecialNameAttribute
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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

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

.NET Framework

Supported in: 2.0
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