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CompilerGlobalScopeAttribute Class

Indicates that a class should be treated as if it has global scope.

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

'Declaration
<SerializableAttribute> _
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class)> _
Public Class CompilerGlobalScopeAttribute _
	Inherits Attribute
'Usage
Dim instance As CompilerGlobalScopeAttribute

You can apply this attribute to classes.

This class is used only for communication with debugger tools.

The classes in System.Runtime.CompilerServices are for compiler writers use only.

The following code example demonstrates how to apply the CompilerGlobalScopeAttribute.

Imports System.Runtime.CompilerServices

<CompilerGlobalScopeAttribute()> _
Module Program


    Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
        Console.WriteLine("The attribute was applied.")
    End Sub 


End Module

System.Object
  System.Attribute
    System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGlobalScopeAttribute

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

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