使用反射访问特性(C# 和 Visual Basic)

如果没有检索自定义特性的信息和对其进行操作的方法,则定义自定义特性并将其放置在源代码中就没有意义。使用反射,可检索用自定义特性定义的信息。主要方法是 GetCustomAttributes,它返回对象数组,这些对象在运行时等效于源代码特性。此方法具有多个重载版本。有关更多信息,请参见 Attribute

特性规范,如:

<Author("P. Ackerman", Version:=1.1)> 
Class SampleClass
    ' P. Ackerman's code goes here...
End Class
[Author("P. Ackerman", version = 1.1)]
class SampleClass

在概念上等效于:

Dim anonymousAuthorObject As Author = New Author("P. Ackerman")
anonymousAuthorObject.version = 1.1
Author anonymousAuthorObject = new Author("P. Ackerman");
anonymousAuthorObject.version = 1.1;

但是,直到查询 SampleClass 来获取特性后才会执行此代码。对 SampleClass 调用 GetCustomAttributes 会导致按上述方式构造并初始化一个 Author 对象。如果该类具有其他特性,则按相似的方式构造其他特性对象。然后 GetCustomAttributes 返回 Author 对象和数组中的任何其他特性对象。之后就可以对此数组进行迭代,确定根据每个数组元素的类型所应用的特性,并从特性对象中提取信息。

示例

下面是一个完整的示例。定义一个自定义特性,将其应用于若干实体并通过反射进行检索。

' Multiuse attribute
<System.AttributeUsage(System.AttributeTargets.Class Or 
                       System.AttributeTargets.Struct, 
                       AllowMultiple:=True)> 
Public Class Author
    Inherits System.Attribute
    Private name As String
    Public version As Double
    Sub New(ByVal authorName As String)
        name = authorName

        ' Default value
        version = 1.0
    End Sub

    Function GetName() As String
        Return name
    End Function        
End Class

' Class with the Author attribute
<Author("P. Ackerman")> 
Public Class FirstClass
End Class

' Class without the Author attribute
Public Class SecondClass
End Class

' Class with multiple Author attributes.
<Author("P. Ackerman"), Author("R. Koch", Version:=2.0)> 
Public Class ThirdClass
End Class

Class TestAuthorAttribute
    Sub Main()
        PrintAuthorInfo(GetType(FirstClass))
        PrintAuthorInfo(GetType(SecondClass))
        PrintAuthorInfo(GetType(ThirdClass))
    End Sub

    Private Shared Sub PrintAuthorInfo(ByVal t As System.Type)
        System.Console.WriteLine("Author information for {0}", t)

        ' Using reflection
        Dim attrs() As System.Attribute = System.Attribute.GetCustomAttributes(t)

        ' Displaying output
        For Each attr In attrs
            Dim a As Author = CType(attr, Author)
            System.Console.WriteLine("   {0}, version {1:f}", a.GetName(), a.version)
        Next            
    End Sub

    ' Output:
    '   Author information for FirstClass
    '     P. Ackerman, version 1.00
    ' Author information for SecondClass
    ' Author information for ThirdClass
    '  R. Koch, version 2.00
    '  P. Ackerman, version 1.00

End Class
// Multiuse attribute.
[System.AttributeUsage(System.AttributeTargets.Class |
                       System.AttributeTargets.Struct,
                       AllowMultiple = true)  // Multiuse attribute.
]
public class Author : System.Attribute
{
    string name;
    public double version;

    public Author(string name)
    {
        this.name = name;

        // Default value.
        version = 1.0;
    }

    public string GetName()
    {
        return name;
    }
}

// Class with the Author attribute.
[Author("P. Ackerman")]
public class FirstClass
{
    // ...
}

// Class without the Author attribute.
public class SecondClass
{
    // ...
}

// Class with multiple Author attributes.
[Author("P. Ackerman"), Author("R. Koch", version = 2.0)]
public class ThirdClass
{
    // ...
}

class TestAuthorAttribute
{
    static void Test()
    {
        PrintAuthorInfo(typeof(FirstClass));
        PrintAuthorInfo(typeof(SecondClass));
        PrintAuthorInfo(typeof(ThirdClass));
    }

    private static void PrintAuthorInfo(System.Type t)
    {
        System.Console.WriteLine("Author information for {0}", t);

        // Using reflection.
        System.Attribute[] attrs = System.Attribute.GetCustomAttributes(t);  // Reflection.

        // Displaying output.
        foreach (System.Attribute attr in attrs)
        {
            if (attr is Author)
            {
                Author a = (Author)attr;
                System.Console.WriteLine("   {0}, version {1:f}", a.GetName(), a.version);
            }
        }
    }
}
/* Output:
    Author information for FirstClass
       P. Ackerman, version 1.00
    Author information for SecondClass
    Author information for ThirdClass
       R. Koch, version 2.00
       P. Ackerman, version 1.00
*/

请参见

参考

反射(C# 和 Visual Basic)

特性(C# 和 Visual Basic)

创建自定义特性(C# 和 Visual Basic)

System.Reflection

Attribute

概念

C# 编程指南

检索存储在特性中的信息

其他资源

Visual Basic 编程指南