TypeForwardedToAttribute Class (System.Runtime.CompilerServices)

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TypeForwardedToAttribute Class

.NET Framework Class Library

TypeForwardedToAttribute Class

Specifies a destination Type in another assembly. This class cannot be inherited.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Assembly, AllowMultiple := True, Inherited := False)> _
Public NotInheritable Class TypeForwardedToAttribute _
    Inherits Attribute

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As TypeForwardedToAttribute

[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Assembly, AllowMultiple = true, Inherited = false)]
public sealed class TypeForwardedToAttribute : Attribute

Visual C++

[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets::Assembly, AllowMultiple = true, Inherited = false)]
public ref class TypeForwardedToAttribute sealed : public Attribute

JScript

public final class TypeForwardedToAttribute extends Attribute

Remarks

Use the TypeForwardedToAttribute attribute to move a type from one assembly to another without disrupting callers that compiled against the old assembly.

Note Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 does not support the use of the TypeForwardedToAttribute attribute to forward types written in Visual Basic 2005. Applications written in Visual Basic 2005 can use forwarded types written in other languages.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
System..::.Attribute
System.Runtime.CompilerServices..::.TypeForwardedToAttribute

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

Reference

TypeForwardedToAttribute Members

System.Runtime.CompilerServices Namespace