Class MemberInfo

Obtains information about the attributes of a member and provides access to member metadata.

Inheritance
object
MemberInfo
FieldInfo
MethodBase
PropertyInfo
Type
Inherited Members
Namespace: System.Reflection
Assembly: mscorlib.dll
Syntax
public abstract class MemberInfo
Remarks

Available only in mscorlib build with support for System.Reflection.

Constructors

MemberInfo()

Declaration
protected MemberInfo()

Properties

DeclaringType

Gets the class that declares this member.

Declaration
public abstract Type DeclaringType { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Type

The Type object for the class that declares this member.

MemberType

When overridden in a derived class, gets a MemberTypes value indicating the type of the member method, constructor, event, and so on.

Declaration
public abstract MemberTypes MemberType { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
MemberTypes

A MemberTypes value indicating the type of member.

Name

Gets the name of the current member.

Declaration
public abstract string Name { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
string

A String containing the name of this member.

Methods

GetCustomAttributes(bool)

When overridden in a derived class, returns an array of all custom attributes applied to this member.

Declaration
public abstract object[] GetCustomAttributes(bool inherit)
Parameters
Type Name Description
bool inherit

true to search this member's inheritance chain to find the attributes; otherwise, false. This parameter is ignored for properties and events.
Returns
Type Description
object[]

An array that contains all the custom attributes applied to this member, or an array with zero elements if no attributes are defined.

Extension Methods