CallerLineNumberAttribute Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.Runtime.CompilerServices

Assembly:

System.Runtime.dll

Source:

CallerLineNumberAttribute.cs

Allows you to obtain the line number in the source file at which the method is called.

public ref class CallerLineNumberAttribute sealed : Attribute

[System.AttributeUsage(System.AttributeTargets.Parameter, Inherited=false)]
public sealed class CallerLineNumberAttribute : Attribute

[<System.AttributeUsage(System.AttributeTargets.Parameter, Inherited=false)>]
type CallerLineNumberAttribute = class
    inherit Attribute

Public NotInheritable Class CallerLineNumberAttribute
Inherits Attribute

Inheritance

Object

Attribute

CallerLineNumberAttribute

Attributes

AttributeUsageAttribute

Examples

The following example shows how to use the CallerLineNumber attribute. On each call to the TraceMessage method, the caller information is substituted as an argument to the optional parameter.

public void DoProcessing()
{
    TraceMessage("Something happened.");
}

public void TraceMessage(string message,
        [System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CallerMemberName] string memberName = "",
        [System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CallerFilePath] string sourceFilePath = "",
        [System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CallerLineNumber] int sourceLineNumber = 0)
{
    System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine("message: " + message);
    System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine("member name: " + memberName);
    System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine("source file path: " + sourceFilePath);
    System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine("source line number: " + sourceLineNumber);
}

// Sample Output:
//  message: Something happened.
//  member name: DoProcessing
//  source file path: c:\Users\username\Documents\Visual Studio 2012\Projects\CallerInfoCS\CallerInfoCS\Form1.cs
//  source line number: 31

Private Sub DoProcessing()
    TraceMessage("Something happened.")
End Sub

Public Sub TraceMessage(message As String,
        <System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CallerMemberName> Optional memberName As String = Nothing,
        <System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CallerFilePath> Optional sourcefilePath As String = Nothing,
        <System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CallerLineNumber()> Optional sourceLineNumber As Integer = 0)

    System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine("message: " & message)
    System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine("member name: " & memberName)
    System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine("source file path: " & sourcefilePath)
    System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine("source line number: " & sourceLineNumber)
End Sub

' Sample output:
'   message: Something happened.
'   member name: DoProcessing
'   source file path: C:\Users\username\Documents\Visual Studio 2012\Projects\CallerInfoVB\CallerInfoVB\Form1.vb
'   source line number: 15

Remarks

You apply the CallerLineNumber attribute to an optional parameter that has a default value. You must specify an explicit default value for the optional parameter. You can't apply this attribute to parameters that aren't specified as optional.

For more information, see Caller Information.

Constructors

CallerLineNumberAttribute()

Initializes a new instance of the CallerLineNumberAttribute class.

Properties

TypeId

When implemented in a derived class, gets a unique identifier for this Attribute. (Inherited from Attribute)

Methods

Equals(Object)	Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute)
GetHashCode()	Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute)
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
IsDefaultAttribute()	When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether the value of this instance is the default value for the derived class. (Inherited from Attribute)
Match(Object)	When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)

See also

• CallerFilePathAttribute
• CallerMemberNameAttribute
• Caller Information (C# and Visual Basic)