CustomAttributeProviderExtensionsTryGetDisplayName Method

Get the value of the DisplayNameAttribute associated with the given item.

Namespace: TomsToolbox.Essentials
Assembly: TomsToolbox.Essentials (in TomsToolbox.Essentials.dll) Version: 2.21.0+44d18b541fc9419ec3c549350a832394661b2a4d
XMLNS for XAML: Not mapped to an xmlns.

Syntax

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public static string? TryGetDisplayName(
	this ICustomAttributeProvider item
)

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function TryGetDisplayName ( 
	item As ICustomAttributeProvider
) As String

Parameters

item ICustomAttributeProvider: The item to lookup. This can be a MemberInfo like FieldInfo, PropertyInfo...

Return Value

String
The associated display name, or null if the item does not have a DisplayName attribute.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type ICustomAttributeProvider. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

Reference

CustomAttributeProviderExtensions Class

TomsToolbox.Essentials Namespace