Attribute.GetCustomAttributes Method (MemberInfo, Type)
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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.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
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. |
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