Returns an instance of a specified custom attribute if a single instance of the attribute is in the metadata for the specified member.
public static Attribute GetCustomAttribute (System.Reflection.MemberInfo element, Type attributeType)
Parameters
- element
- An instance of a type derived from System.Reflection.MemberInfo that describes a type member.
- attributeType
- The Type of the custom attribute for which to check.
Returns
The single instance of Attribute of type attributeType that is applied to element. Returns null if the specified attribute was not found.
Exceptions
Type Reason ArgumentNullException element or attributeType is null. ArgumentException attributeType is not a type derived from Attribute. NotSupportedException element does not represent a constructor, method, property, event, type, or field member. System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException More than one instance of the specified custom attribute was found.
Remarks
Note: If multiple instances of attributeType can be applied to element, use Attribute.GetCustomAttributes(System.Reflection.MemberInfo, Type).
Requirements
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0