XPTypeInfo.FindAttributeInfo(String) Method

Searches for an attribute with the specified name.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpo.Metadata

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpo.v19.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public Attribute FindAttributeInfo(
    string attributeName
)

VB.NET

Public Function FindAttributeInfo(
    attributeName As String
) As Attribute

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
attributeName	String	A String value that specifies the name of the attribute to search for.

Returns

Type	Description
Attribute	A Attribute descendant with the specified name. null (Nothing in Visual Basic) if an attribute with the specified name isn’t found.

Remarks

Use the XPTypeInfo.HasAttribute method to determine whether the XPTypeInfo.Attributes collection contains an attribute with the specified name.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

XPO_how-to-use-customattribute-to-apply-validation-rules-to-persistent-properties-e2527/CS/Q296004/ValidationModule.cs#L22

if (member == null) return string.Empty;
CustomAttribute attribute = (CustomAttribute)member.FindAttributeInfo("Validation");
if (attribute == null) return string.Empty;

VB.NET

XPO_how-to-use-customattribute-to-apply-validation-rules-to-persistent-properties-e2527/VB/Q296004/ValidationModule.vb#L25

End If
Dim attribute As CustomAttribute = CType(member.FindAttributeInfo("Validation"), CustomAttribute)
If attribute Is Nothing Then