Attribute.GetCustomAttributes Method (MemberInfo, Type)

 

Retrieves an array of the custom attributes applied to a member of a type. Parameters specify the member, and the type of the custom attribute to search for.

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

static member GetCustomAttributes : 
        element:MemberInfo *
        type:Type -> Attribute[]

Parameters

element
Type: System.Reflection.MemberInfo

An object derived from the MemberInfo class that describes a constructor, event, field, method, or property member of a class.

type
Type: System.Type

The type, or a base type, of the custom attribute to search for.

Return Value

Type: System.Attribute[]

An Attribute array that contains the custom attributes of type type applied to element, or an empty array if no such custom attributes exist.

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

element or type is null.

ArgumentException

type is not derived from Attribute.

NotSupportedException

element is not a constructor, method, property, event, type, or field.

TypeLoadException

A custom attribute type cannot be loaded.

The return value contains the custom attributes for ancestors of element.

System_CAPS_noteNote

Starting with the .NET Framework version 2.0, this method returns security attributes on methods, constructors, and types if the attributes are stored in the new metadata format. Assemblies compiled with version 2.0 or later use the new format. Dynamic assemblies and assemblies compiled with earlier versions of the .NET Framework use the old XML format. See Emitting Declarative Security Attributes.

The following code example demonstrates the use of GetCustomAttribute, taking a MemberInfo as a parameter.

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.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
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