CustomAttributeProviderExtensionsTryGetDescription Method

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

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

Syntax

public static string? TryGetDescription(
	this ICustomAttributeProvider item
)

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

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

Type: String
The associated description, or null if the item does not have a Description attribute.

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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