Attribute.GetCustomAttribute Method (MemberInfo, Type)

AttributeGetCustomAttribute Method (MemberInfo, Type)

Retrieves a custom attribute applied to a member of a type. Parameters specify the member, and the type of the custom attribute to search for.

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll) Version: 4.0.0.0

Syntax

public static Attribute GetCustomAttribute(
	MemberInfo element,
	Type attributeType
)

element: Type: System.ReflectionMemberInfo
An object derived from the MemberInfo class that describes a constructor, event, field, method, or property member of a class.
attributeType: Type: SystemType
The type, or a base type, of the custom attribute to search for.

Type: Attribute
A reference to the single custom attribute of type attributeType that is applied to element, or null if there is no such attribute.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	element or attributeType is null.
ArgumentException	attributeType is not derived from Attribute.
NotSupportedException	element is not a constructor, method, property, event, type, or field.
AmbiguousMatchException	More than one of the requested attributes was found.
TypeLoadException	A custom attribute type cannot be loaded.