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ICustomAttributeProvider Interface

.NET Framework 4.5

Other Versions

Provides custom attributes for reflection objects that support them.

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

Syntax

C++

[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public interface ICustomAttributeProvider

The ICustomAttributeProvider type exposes the following members.

Methods

	Name	Description
	GetCustomAttributes(Boolean)	Returns an array of all of the custom attributes defined on this member, excluding named attributes, or an empty array if there are no custom attributes.
	GetCustomAttributes(Type, Boolean)	Returns an array of custom attributes defined on this member, identified by type, or an empty array if there are no custom attributes of that type.
	IsDefined	Indicates whether one or more instance of attributeType is defined on this member.

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Remarks

Nearly all the Reflection classes can have attributes associated with them. Attributes can be standard (public, private, HelpString) or custom.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

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.

Reference

System.Reflection Namespace

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