.NET Framework Standard Library Annotated Reference, Volume 1: Base Class Library and Extended Numerics Library
by Brad Abrams
Description
All attributes, whether built-in or user-defined, derive directly or indirectly from System.Attribute. Attributes inherit certain default behaviors: the attribute may be associated with any target element (see System.AttributeTargets); may or may not be inherited by a derived element; and multiple instances may or may not be allowed on the same target element. These behaviors are specified using System.AttributeUsageAttribute.
[Note: An attribute is an annotation that may be placed on an element of source code and used to store application-specific information at compile time. This information is stored in the metadata and can be accessed either during application execution, through a process known as reflection, or when another tool ...
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