ReadOnlyAttribute Class

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Specifies whether the property this attribute is applied to is read-only or read/write.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Attribute
    System.ComponentModel.ReadOnlyAttribute

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.All)> _
Public NotInheritable Class ReadOnlyAttribute _
    Inherits Attribute
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.All)]
public sealed class ReadOnlyAttribute : Attribute

The ReadOnlyAttribute type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 ReadOnlyAttribute Initializes a new instance of the ReadOnlyAttribute class.

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Properties

  Name Description
Public propertySupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 IsReadOnly Gets a value that indicates whether the property this attribute is applied to is read-only.

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Methods

  Name Description
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 Equals Returns whether this instance and a specified object are equal. (Overrides Attribute.Equals(Object).)
Protected methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 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 methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 GetHashCode Returns the hash code for this instance. (Overrides Attribute.GetHashCode().)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 Match When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Protected methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodSupported by Silverlight for Windows PhoneSupported by Xbox 360 ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

The Silverlight implementation of ReadOnlyAttribute does not implement the static values Yes and No. Check the IsReadOnly property instead.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

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.

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