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TypeBuilder.GetCustomAttributes Method (Type, Boolean)

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Returns all the custom attributes of the current type that are assignable to a specified type.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<SecuritySafeCriticalAttribute> _
Public Overrides Function GetCustomAttributes ( _
    attributeType As Type, _
    inherit As Boolean _
) As Object()
[SecuritySafeCriticalAttribute]
public override Object[] GetCustomAttributes(
    Type attributeType,
    bool inherit
)

Parameters

  • attributeType
    Type: System.Type
    The type of attribute to search for. Only attributes that are assignable to this type are returned.
  • inherit
    Type: System.Boolean
    true to search this member's inheritance chain to find the attributes; otherwise, false.

Return Value

Type: array<System.Object[]
An array of custom attributes defined on the current type.

Implements

ICustomAttributeProvider.GetCustomAttributes(Type, Boolean)

Exceptions

Exception Condition
NotSupportedException

This method is not currently supported for incomplete types. Call GetCustomAttributes on the completed Type, after you have called CreateType on this TypeBuilder.

ArgumentNullException

attributeType is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

ArgumentException

The type must be a type provided by the underlying runtime system.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.