CustomAttributeProviderExtensionsGetCustomAttributesT Method

Returns a list of custom attributes identified by the type. GetCustomAttributes(Type, Boolean)

Namespace: TomsToolbox.Essentials
Assembly: TomsToolbox.Essentials (in TomsToolbox.Essentials.dll)

Syntax

public static IEnumerable<T> GetCustomAttributes<T>(
	this ICustomAttributeProvider self,
	bool inherit
)

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function GetCustomAttributes(Of T) ( 
	self As ICustomAttributeProvider,
	inherit As Boolean
) As IEnumerable(Of T)

Parameters

self: Type: System.ReflectionICustomAttributeProvider
The member info of the object to evaluate.
inherit: Type: SystemBoolean
Specifies whether to search this member's inheritance chain to find the attributes.

Type Parameters

T: The type of attributes to return.

Return Value

Type: IEnumerableT
An array of custom attributes applied to this member, or an array with zero (0) elements if no attributes have been applied.

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).

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
TypeLoadException	A custom attribute type cannot be loaded
InvalidOperationException	This member belongs to a type that is loaded into the reflection-only context. See How to: Load Assemblies into the Reflection-Only Context.

Reference

CustomAttributeProviderExtensions Class