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TypeForwardedFromAttribute Class

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Specifies a source Type in another assembly.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Attribute
    System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TypeForwardedFromAttribute

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class Or AttributeTargets.Struct Or AttributeTargets.Enum Or AttributeTargets.Interface Or AttributeTargets.Delegate, Inherited := False,  _
    AllowMultiple := False)> _
Public NotInheritable Class TypeForwardedFromAttribute _
    Inherits Attribute

[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class|AttributeTargets.Struct|AttributeTargets.Enum|AttributeTargets.Interface|AttributeTargets.Delegate, Inherited = false, 
    AllowMultiple = false)]
public sealed class TypeForwardedFromAttribute : Attribute

The TypeForwardedFromAttribute type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Public method TypeForwardedFromAttribute Initializes a new instance of the TypeForwardedFromAttribute class.

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Properties

  Name Description
Public property AssemblyFullName Gets the assembly-qualified name of the source type.

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Methods

  Name Description
Public method Equals Infrastructure. Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Protected method Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetHashCode Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method Match When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

The TypeForwardedFromAttribute attribute enables the target framework provider to trace a loaded type back to the original assembly it was forwarded from.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

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.