Type.Attributes Property

Definition

Gets the attributes associated with the Type.

C#
public System.Reflection.TypeAttributes Attributes { get; }

Property Value

A TypeAttributes object representing the attribute set of the Type, unless the Type represents a generic type parameter, in which case the value is unspecified.

Implements

Examples

The following example uses the Attributes property.

C#
using System;
using System.Reflection;

internal struct S
{
    public int X;
}

public abstract class Example
{
    protected sealed class NestedClass {}

    public interface INested {}

    public static void Main()
    {
        // Create an array of types.
        Type[] types = { typeof(Example), typeof(NestedClass),
                         typeof(INested), typeof(S) };

        foreach (var t in types) 
        {
           Console.WriteLine("Attributes for type {0}:", t.Name);

           TypeAttributes attr = t.Attributes;

           // To test for visibility attributes, you must use the visibility mask.
           TypeAttributes visibility = attr & TypeAttributes.VisibilityMask;
           switch (visibility)
           {
               case TypeAttributes.NotPublic:
                   Console.WriteLine("   ...is not public");
                   break;
               case TypeAttributes.Public:
                   Console.WriteLine("   ...is public");
                   break;
               case TypeAttributes.NestedPublic:
                   Console.WriteLine("   ...is nested and public");
                   break;
               case TypeAttributes.NestedPrivate:
                   Console.WriteLine("   ...is nested and private");
                   break;
               case TypeAttributes.NestedFamANDAssem:
                   Console.WriteLine("   ...is nested, and inheritable only within the assembly" +
                      "\n         (cannot be declared in C#)");
                   break;
               case TypeAttributes.NestedAssembly:
                   Console.WriteLine("   ...is nested and internal");
                   break;
               case TypeAttributes.NestedFamily:
                   Console.WriteLine("   ...is nested and protected");
                   break;
               case TypeAttributes.NestedFamORAssem:
                   Console.WriteLine("   ...is nested and protected internal");
                   break;
           }

           // Use the layout mask to test for layout attributes.
           TypeAttributes layout = attr & TypeAttributes.LayoutMask;
           switch (layout)
           {
               case TypeAttributes.AutoLayout:
                   Console.WriteLine("   ...is AutoLayout");
                   break;
               case TypeAttributes.SequentialLayout:
                   Console.WriteLine("   ...is SequentialLayout");
                   break;
               case TypeAttributes.ExplicitLayout:
                   Console.WriteLine("   ...is ExplicitLayout");
                   break;
           }

           // Use the class semantics mask to test for class semantics attributes.
           TypeAttributes classSemantics = attr & TypeAttributes.ClassSemanticsMask;
           switch (classSemantics)
           {
               case TypeAttributes.Class:
                   if (t.IsValueType)
                   {
                       Console.WriteLine("   ...is a value type");
                   }
                   else
                   {
                       Console.WriteLine("   ...is a class");
                   }
                   break;
               case TypeAttributes.Interface:
                   Console.WriteLine("   ...is an interface");
                   break;
           }

           if ((attr & TypeAttributes.Abstract) != 0)
           {
               Console.WriteLine("   ...is abstract");
           }

           if ((attr & TypeAttributes.Sealed) != 0)
           {
               Console.WriteLine("   ...is sealed");
           }
           
           Console.WriteLine();
       }
    }
}
// The example displays the following output:
// Attributes for type Example:
//    ...is public
//    ...is AutoLayout
//    ...is a class
//    ...is abstract

// Attributes for type NestedClass:
//    ...is nested and protected
//    ...is AutoLayout
//    ...is a class
//    ...is sealed

// Attributes for type INested:
//    ...is nested and public
//    ...is AutoLayout
//    ...is an interface
//    ...is abstract

// Attributes for type S:
//    ...is not public
//    ...is SequentialLayout
//    ...is a value type
//    ...is sealed

Remarks

Some members of the TypeAttributes enumeration are masks that represent a group of values. Each group includes one member whose underlying value is zero. For example, the underlying value of the TypeAttributes.NotPublic member in the TypeAttributes.VisibilityMask group is zero, as is the TypeAttributes.AutoLayout member in the TypeAttributes.SequentialLayout group. Because of this, you must use the mask before testing for those values. The example provides an illustration.

For most purposes, properties like IsClass,IsAutoLayout, and IsSpecialName are easier to use than type attributes.

If the current Type represents a constructed generic type, this property returns the attributes of the generic type definition. For example, the attributes returned for MyGenericClass<int> (MyGenericClass(Of Integer) in Visual Basic) are the attributes of MyGenericClass<T> (MyGenericClass(Of T) in Visual Basic).

If the current Type represents a generic type parameter - that is, if the IsGenericParameter property returns true - the TypeAttributes value returned by this property is unspecified.

Applies to

제품 버전
.NET Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0, 2.1

See also