ISymUnmanagedReader::GetSymAttribute Method

Gets a custom attribute based upon its name. Unlike metadata custom attributes, these custom attributes are held in the symbol store.

HRESULT GetSymAttribute (
    [in]  mdToken  parent,
    [in]  WCHAR    *name,
    [in]  ULONG32  cBuffer,
    [out] ULONG32  *pcBuffer,
    [out, size_is (cBuffer),
        length_is (*pcBuffer)] BYTE buffer[]);

Parameters

• parent
  [in] The metadata token for the object for which the attribute is requested.

• name
  [in] A pointer to the variable that indicates the attribute to retrieve.

• cBuffer
  [in] The size of the buffer array.

• pcBuffer
  [out] A pointer to the variable that receives the length of the attribute data.

• buffer
  [out] A pointer to the variable that receives the attribute data.

Return Value

S_OK if the method succeeds; otherwise, E_FAIL or some other error code..

Requirements

Header: CorSym.idl

See Also

Reference

ISymUnmanagedReader Interface