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FieldBuilder.IsDefined Method

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Gets a value that indicates whether an attribute having the specified type is defined on a field.

Namespace:  System.Reflection.Emit
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides Function IsDefined ( _
    attributeType As Type, _
    inherit As Boolean _
) As Boolean

public override bool IsDefined(
    Type attributeType,
    bool inherit
)

Parameters

  • attributeType
    Type: System.Type
    The type of the attribute.
  • inherit
    Type: System.Boolean
    Controls inheritance of custom attributes from base classes.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if one or more instance of attributeType is defined on this field; otherwise, false.

Implements

ICustomAttributeProvider.IsDefined(Type, Boolean)

Exceptions

Exception Condition
NotSupportedException

This method is not currently supported. Retrieve the field using GetField and call IsDefined on the returned FieldInfo.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.