Indicates that a parameter is optional.
(in mscorlib.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Parameter, Inherited := False)> _
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public NotInheritable Class OptionalAttribute _
Inherits Attribute
Dim instance As OptionalAttribute
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Parameter, Inherited = false)]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public sealed class OptionalAttribute : Attribute
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets::Parameter, Inherited = false)]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public ref class OptionalAttribute sealed : public Attribute
public final class OptionalAttribute extends Attribute
You can apply this attribute to parameters.
Optional parameters are not supported by all languages.
System..::.Object
System..::.Attribute
System.Runtime.InteropServices..::.OptionalAttribute
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 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.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
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