Indicates that a method is an extension method, or that a class or assembly contains extension methods.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
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Public NotInheritable Class ExtensionAttribute _
Inherits [%$TOPIC/bb504090_en-us_VS_110_2_0_0_0_4%][[%$TOPIC/bb504090_en-us_VS_110_2_0_1_0_0%]([%$TOPIC/bb504090_en-us_VS_110_2_0_1_0_1%].Assembly|[%$TOPIC/bb504090_en-us_VS_110_2_0_1_0_2%].Class|[%$TOPIC/bb504090_en-us_VS_110_2_0_1_0_3%].Method)]
public sealed class ExtensionAttribute : [%$TOPIC/bb504090_en-us_VS_110_2_0_1_0_4%][[%$TOPIC/bb504090_en-us_VS_110_2_0_2_0_0%]([%$TOPIC/bb504090_en-us_VS_110_2_0_2_0_1%]::Assembly|[%$TOPIC/bb504090_en-us_VS_110_2_0_2_0_2%]::Class|[%$TOPIC/bb504090_en-us_VS_110_2_0_2_0_3%]::Method)]
public ref class ExtensionAttribute sealed : public [%$TOPIC/bb504090_en-us_VS_110_2_0_2_0_4%][<[%$TOPIC/bb504090_en-us_VS_110_2_0_3_0_0%]>]
[<[%$TOPIC/bb504090_en-us_VS_110_2_0_3_0_1%]([%$TOPIC/bb504090_en-us_VS_110_2_0_3_0_2%].Assembly|[%$TOPIC/bb504090_en-us_VS_110_2_0_3_0_3%].Class|[%$TOPIC/bb504090_en-us_VS_110_2_0_3_0_4%].Method)>]
type ExtensionAttribute =
class
inherit [%$TOPIC/bb504090_en-us_VS_110_2_0_3_0_5%]
endThe ExtensionAttribute type exposes the following members.
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.png) | ExtensionAttribute | Initializes a new instance of the ExtensionAttribute class. |
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| Equals | Infrastructure. Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
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| GetHashCode | Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
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| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
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| IsDefaultAttribute | When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether the value of this instance is the default value for the derived class. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
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| Match | When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
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| ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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.gif) | _AttributeGetIDsOfNames | Maps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
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| _AttributeGetTypeInfo | Retrieves the type information for an object, which can be used to get the type information for an interface. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
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| _AttributeGetTypeInfoCount | Retrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1). (Inherited from Attribute.) |
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| _AttributeInvoke | Provides access to properties and methods exposed by an object. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
In Visual Basic, you should use this attribute to create an extension method. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic).
In C#, you do not need to use this attribute; you should use the this (C# Reference) modifier for the first parameter to create an extension method. The compiler automatically emits ExtensionAttribute for extension methods. For more information, see Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).
If you are writing a compiler that supports extension methods, your compiler should emit this attribute on each extension method and on each class and assembly that contains one or more extension methods.
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.
