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Attribute.GetCustomAttribute Method (Module, Type, Boolean)

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Retrieves a custom attribute applied to a module. Parameters specify the module, the type of the custom attribute to search for, and an ignored search option.

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

Syntax

public static Attribute GetCustomAttribute(
	Module element,
	Type attributeType,
	bool inherit
)

Parameters

element: Type: System.Reflection.Module
An object derived from the Module class that describes a portable executable file.

attributeType: Type: System.Type
The type, or a base type, of the custom attribute to search for.

inherit: Type: System.Boolean
This parameter is ignored, and does not affect the operation of this method.

Return Value

Type: System.Attribute
A reference to the single custom attribute of type attributeType that is applied to element, or null if there is no such attribute.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	element or attributeType is null.
ArgumentException	attributeType is not derived from Attribute.
AmbiguousMatchException	More than one of the requested attributes was found.