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Attribute.IsDefined Method (Assembly, Type, Boolean)

May 02, 2013

Determines whether any custom attributes are applied to an assembly. Parameters specify the assembly, the type of the custom attribute to search for, and an ignored search option.

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

Syntax

public static bool IsDefined(
	Assembly element,
	Type attributeType,
	bool inherit
)

Parameters

element: Type: System.Reflection.Assembly
An object derived from the Assembly class that describes a reusable collection of modules.

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.Boolean
true if a custom attribute of type attributeType is applied to element; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	element or attributeType is null.
ArgumentException	attributeType is not derived from Attribute.

Version Information

Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.0, 7.1, 7.0

Platforms

Windows Phone

Reference

Attribute Class

IsDefined Overload

System Namespace

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