Type::GenericParameterAttributes Property
Gets a combination of GenericParameterAttributes flags that describe the covariance and special constraints of the current generic type parameter.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
public: virtual property GenericParameterAttributes GenericParameterAttributes { GenericParameterAttributes get (); }
Property Value
Type: System.Reflection::GenericParameterAttributesA bitwise combination of GenericParameterAttributes values that describes the covariance and special constraints of the current generic type parameter.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| InvalidOperationException | The current Type object is not a generic type parameter. That is, the IsGenericParameter property returns false. |
| NotSupportedException | The invoked method is not supported in the base class. |
The value of this property contains flags that describe whether the current generic type parameter is covariant, and flags that describe any special constraints. Use the GenericParameterAttributes::VarianceMask value to select the covariance flags, and use the GenericParameterAttributes::SpecialConstraintMask value to select the constraint flags.
For a list of the invariant conditions for terms used in generic reflection, see the IsGenericType property remarks.
The following code example defines a generic type Test with two type parameters that have different constraints. When the program executes, the constraints are examined using the GenericParameterAttributes property and the GetGenericParameterConstraints method.
using namespace System; using namespace System::Collections; using namespace System::Reflection; // Define a sample interface to use as an interface constraint. interface class ITest{}; // Define a base type to use as a class constraint. public ref class Base{}; // Define the generic type to examine. The first generic type parameter, // T, derives from the class Base and implements ITest. This demonstrates // a base class constraint and an interface constraint. In the .NET // Framework version 2.0, C++ has no way of expressing special constraints. // See the C# example code. // generic <typename T, typename U> where T : Base, ITest ref class Test {}; // Define a type that derives from Base and implements interface // ITest. This type satisfies the constraint on T in class Test. public ref class Derived: public Base, public ITest {}; public ref class Example { public: static void Main() { // Create a constructed type from Test<T,U>, and from it // get the generic type definition. // Type^ def = Test::typeid; Console::WriteLine( L"\r\nExamining generic type {0}", def ); // Get the type parameters of the generic type definition, // and display them. // for each (Type^ tp in def->GetGenericArguments()) { Console::WriteLine( L"\r\nType parameter: {0}", tp); Console::WriteLine( L"\t{0}", ListGenericParameterAttributes( tp ) ); // List the base class and interface constraints. The // constraints do not appear in any particular order. If // there are no class or interface constraints, an empty // array is returned. // for each (Type^ constraint in tp->GetGenericParameterConstraints()) { Console::WriteLine( L"\t{0}", constraint ); } } } private: // List the variance and special constraint flags. // static String^ ListGenericParameterAttributes( Type^ t ) { String^ retval; GenericParameterAttributes gpa = t->GenericParameterAttributes; // Select the variance flag. GenericParameterAttributes variance = static_cast<GenericParameterAttributes>( gpa & GenericParameterAttributes::VarianceMask ); if ( variance == GenericParameterAttributes::None ) retval = L"No variance flag;"; else { if ( (variance & GenericParameterAttributes::Covariant) != GenericParameterAttributes::None ) retval = L"Covariant;"; else retval = L"Contravariant;"; } // Select the special constraint flags. GenericParameterAttributes constraints = static_cast<GenericParameterAttributes>( gpa & GenericParameterAttributes::SpecialConstraintMask); if ( constraints == GenericParameterAttributes::None ) retval = String::Concat( retval, L" No special constraints" ); else { if ( (constraints & GenericParameterAttributes::ReferenceTypeConstraint) != GenericParameterAttributes::None ) retval = String::Concat( retval, L" ReferenceTypeConstraint" ); if ( (constraints & GenericParameterAttributes::NotNullableValueTypeConstraint) != GenericParameterAttributes::None ) retval = String::Concat( retval, L" NotNullableValueTypeConstraint" ); if ( (constraints & GenericParameterAttributes::DefaultConstructorConstraint) != GenericParameterAttributes::None ) retval = String::Concat( retval, L" DefaultConstructorConstraint" ); } return retval; } }; int main() { Example::Main(); } /* This example produces the following output: Examining generic type Test`2[T,U] Type parameter: T No variance flag; No special constraints Base ITest Type parameter: U No variance flag; No special constraints */
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