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AttributeUsageAttribute Class

.NET Framework (current version)
 

Specifies the usage of another attribute class. This class cannot be inherited.

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

System::Object
  System::Attribute
    System::AttributeUsageAttribute

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[SerializableAttribute]
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets::Class, Inherited = true)]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public ref class AttributeUsageAttribute sealed : Attribute

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubmethodAttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets)

Initializes a new instance of the AttributeUsageAttribute class with the specified list of AttributeTargets, the AllowMultiple value, and the Inherited value.

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubpropertyAllowMultiple

Gets or sets a Boolean value indicating whether more than one instance of the indicated attribute can be specified for a single program element.

System_CAPS_pubpropertyInherited

Gets or sets a Boolean value that determines whether the indicated attribute is inherited by derived classes and overriding members.

System_CAPS_pubpropertyTypeId

When implemented in a derived class, gets a unique identifier for this Attribute.(Inherited from Attribute.)

System_CAPS_pubpropertyValidOn

Gets a set of values identifying which program elements that the indicated attribute can be applied to.

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubmethodEquals(Object^)

This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object.(Inherited from Attribute.)

System_CAPS_pubmethodGetHashCode()

Returns the hash code for this instance.(Inherited from Attribute.)

System_CAPS_pubmethodGetType()

Gets the Type of the current instance.(Inherited from Object.)

System_CAPS_pubmethodIsDefaultAttribute()

When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether the value of this instance is the default value for the derived class.(Inherited from Attribute.)

System_CAPS_pubmethodMatch(Object^)

When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object.(Inherited from Attribute.)

System_CAPS_pubmethodToString()

Returns a string that represents the current object.(Inherited from Object.)

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubinterfaceSystem_CAPS_privmethod_Attribute::GetIDsOfNames(Guid%, IntPtr, UInt32, UInt32, IntPtr)

Maps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers.(Inherited from Attribute.)

System_CAPS_pubinterfaceSystem_CAPS_privmethod_Attribute::GetTypeInfo(UInt32, UInt32, IntPtr)

Retrieves the type information for an object, which can be used to get the type information for an interface.(Inherited from Attribute.)

System_CAPS_pubinterfaceSystem_CAPS_privmethod_Attribute::GetTypeInfoCount(UInt32%)

Retrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1).(Inherited from Attribute.)

System_CAPS_pubinterfaceSystem_CAPS_privmethod_Attribute::Invoke(UInt32, Guid%, UInt32, Int16, IntPtr, IntPtr, IntPtr, IntPtr)

Provides access to properties and methods exposed by an object.(Inherited from Attribute.)

When you are defining your own attribute class, you can control the manner in which it is used by placing an AttributeUsageAttribute on your attribute class. The indicated attribute class must derive from Attribute, either directly or indirectly.

Attribute classes have positional and named parameters. Each public constructor for an attribute class defines a valid sequence of positional parameters for that class. Named parameters are defined by the non-static, public, and read-write fields or properties of the attribute class.

The three properties of AttributeUsageAttribute are set by defining the following parameters:

This positional parameter specifies the program elements that the indicated attribute can be placed on. The set of all possible elements that you can place an attribute on is listed in the AttributeTargets enumeration. You can combine several AttributeTargets values using a bitwise OR operation to get the desired combination of valid program elements.

This named parameter specifies whether the indicated attribute can be specified more than once for a given program element.

This named parameter specifies whether the indicated attribute can be inherited by derived classes and overriding members.

For more information about using attributes, see Attribute and Extending Metadata Using Attributes.

Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1

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

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