IBaseInfo.FindAttribute<AttributeType>() Method

Indicates whether an attribute specified by the generic type parameter is associated with the type represented by the current IBaseInfo object.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp.DC

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.v23.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.ExpressApp

Declaration

C#

AttributeType FindAttribute<AttributeType>()
    where AttributeType : Attribute

VB.NET

Function FindAttribute(Of AttributeType As Attribute) As AttributeType

Type Parameters

Name
AttributeType

Returns

Type	Description
AttributeType	A Attribute class descendant that represents the attribute specified by the generic type parameter and associated with the current type.

Remarks

This method searches over a type’s own attributes as well as the inherited attributes. If an attribute of the specified type is not associated with the current type, the method returns null (Nothing in VB).

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C#

xaf-how-to-implement-a-custom-attribute-to-customize-the-application-model/CS/DXExample.Module/Module.cs#L38

public static bool Get_IsRemovedFromViewModel(IRemovedFromViewModel instance) {
    RemoveFromViewModelAttribute attr = ((IModelMember)instance).MemberInfo.FindAttribute<RemoveFromViewModelAttribute>();
    if (attr != null) {

VB.NET

xaf-how-to-implement-a-custom-attribute-to-customize-the-application-model/VB/DXExample.Module/Module.vb#L40

Public Shared Function Get_IsRemovedFromViewModel(ByVal instance As IRemovedFromViewModel) As Boolean
    Dim attr As RemoveFromViewModelAttribute = (CType(instance, IModelMember)).MemberInfo.FindAttribute(Of RemoveFromViewModelAttribute)()
    If attr IsNot Nothing Then