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CustomAttributeProviderExtensionsTryGetDisplayName Method

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

Namespace:  TomsToolbox.Essentials
Assembly:  TomsToolbox.Essentials (in TomsToolbox.Essentials.dll)
Syntax
public static string? TryGetDisplayName(
	this ICustomAttributeProvider item
)

Parameters

item
Type: System.ReflectionICustomAttributeProvider
The item to lookup. This can be a MemberInfo like FieldInfo, PropertyInfo...

Return Value

Type: 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).
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