CustomAttributeExtensions.GetCustomAttribute<T> Method (MemberInfo, Boolean)
Retrieves a custom attribute of a specified type that is applied to a specified member, and optionally inspects the ancestors of that member.
Namespace: System.Reflection
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
public static T GetCustomAttribute<T>( this MemberInfo element, bool inherit ) where T : Attribute
Type Parameters
- T
The type of attribute to search for.
Parameters
- element
- Type: System.Reflection.MemberInfo
The member to inspect.
- inherit
- Type: System.Boolean
true to inspect the ancestors of element; otherwise, false.
Return Value
Type: TA custom attribute that matches T, or null if no such attribute is found.
Usage Note
In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type MemberInfo. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | element is null. |
| NotSupportedException | element is not a constructor, method, property, event, type, or field. |
| AmbiguousMatchException | More than one of the requested attributes was found. |
| TypeLoadException | A custom attribute type cannot be loaded. |
Use the GetCustomAttributes extension method if you expect more than one value to be returned, or AmbiguousMatchException will be thrown.
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
