AttributeTargets Enumeration

 

Specifies the application elements on which it is valid to apply an attribute.

This enumeration has a FlagsAttribute attribute that allows a bitwise combination of its member values.

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

[<SerializableAttribute>]
[<FlagsAttribute>]
[<ComVisibleAttribute(true)>]
type AttributeTargets

Member nameDescription
All

Attribute can be applied to any application element.

Assembly

Attribute can be applied to an assembly.

Class

Attribute can be applied to a class.

Constructor

Attribute can be applied to a constructor.

Delegate

Attribute can be applied to a delegate.

Enum

Attribute can be applied to an enumeration.

Event

Attribute can be applied to an event.

Field

Attribute can be applied to a field.

GenericParameter

Attribute can be applied to a generic parameter.

Interface

Attribute can be applied to an interface.

Method

Attribute can be applied to a method.

Module

Attribute can be applied to a module.

Parameter

Attribute can be applied to a parameter.

Property

Attribute can be applied to a property.

ReturnValue

Attribute can be applied to a return value.

Struct

Attribute can be applied to a structure; that is, a value type.

The AttributeUsageAttribute class uses this enumeration to specify the kind of element on which it is valid to apply an attribute.

AttributeTargets enumeration values can be combined with a bitwise OR operation to get the preferred combination.

The following example illustrates the application of attributes to various targets.

System_CAPS_noteNote

Visual Basic and Visual C++ syntax currently do not support the application of attributes to type parameters.

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

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
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