DefaultMemberAttribute Class
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Defines the member of a type that is the default member used by InvokeMember.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
System.Attribute
System.Reflection.DefaultMemberAttribute
Namespace: System.Reflection
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class Or AttributeTargets.Struct Or AttributeTargets.Interface)> _
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public NotInheritable Class DefaultMemberAttribute _
Inherits Attribute
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class|AttributeTargets.Struct|AttributeTargets.Interface)]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public sealed class DefaultMemberAttribute : Attribute
The DefaultMemberAttribute type exposes the following members.
Constructors
Name | Description | |
---|---|---|
DefaultMemberAttribute | Initializes a new instance of the DefaultMemberAttribute class. |
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Methods
Name | Description | |
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Equals | Infrastructure. Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.) | |
Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) | |
GetHashCode | Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute.) | |
GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) | |
Match | 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.) |
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Remarks
A property is imported as an indexer (default indexed property in Visual Basic) if the property has arguments and if the name of the property or one of its accessors matches the name specified by the DefaultMemberAttribute. If the DefaultMemberAttribute is not present on the containing type, then the type does not have an indexer. The C# compiler emits the DefaultMemberAttribute on any type containing an indexer. In C# it is an error to manually attribute a type with the DefaultMemberAttribute if the type also declares an indexer.
Examples
The following example uses the DefaultMemberAttribute attribute to make the Age property the default member of the MyClass class.
Imports System.Reflection
Imports System.IO
<DefaultMemberAttribute("Age")> Public Class Example
Public Sub Name(ByVal s As String)
End Sub 'Name
Public ReadOnly Property Age() As Integer
Get
Return 20
End Get
End Property
Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
Try
Dim myType As Type = GetType([Example])
Dim memberInfoArray As MemberInfo() = myType.GetDefaultMembers()
If memberInfoArray.Length > 0 Then
Dim memberInfoObj As MemberInfo
For Each memberInfoObj In memberInfoArray
outputBlock.Text &= "The default member name is: " + memberInfoObj.ToString() & vbCrLf
Next memberInfoObj
Else
outputBlock.Text &= "No default members are available." & vbCrLf
End If
Catch e As InvalidOperationException
outputBlock.Text &= "InvalidOperationException: " + e.Message & vbCrLf
Catch e As IOException
outputBlock.Text &= "IOException: " + e.Message & vbCrLf
Catch e As Exception
outputBlock.Text &= "Exception: " + e.Message & vbCrLf
End Try
End Sub 'Main
End Class '[MyClass]
using System;
using System.Reflection;
using System.IO;
[DefaultMemberAttribute("Age")]
public class Example
{
public void Name(String s) { }
public int Age
{
get
{
return 20;
}
}
public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
{
try
{
Type myType = typeof(Example);
MemberInfo[] memberInfoArray = myType.GetDefaultMembers();
if (memberInfoArray.Length > 0)
{
foreach (MemberInfo memberInfoObj in memberInfoArray)
{
outputBlock.Text += "The default member name is: " + memberInfoObj.ToString() + "\n";
}
}
else
{
outputBlock.Text += "No default members are available." + "\n";
}
}
catch (InvalidOperationException e)
{
outputBlock.Text += "InvalidOperationException: " + e.Message + "\n";
}
catch (IOException e)
{
outputBlock.Text += "IOException: " + e.Message + "\n";
}
catch (Exception e)
{
outputBlock.Text += "Exception: " + e.Message + "\n";
}
}
}
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.