
An attribute is a declarative tag that is used to convey information to runtime about the behaviors of various elements like classes...
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An attribute is a declarative tag that is used to convey information to runtime about the behaviors of various elements like classes...
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An indexer allows an object to be indexed such as an array. When you define an indexer for a class, this class behaves similar to a vi...
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[attribute(positional_parameters, name_parameter = value, ...)] elementName of the attribute and its values are specified within the square brackets, before the element to which the attribute is applied. Positional parameters specify the essential information and the name parameters specify the optional information.
[AttributeUsage( validon, AllowMultiple=allowmultiple, Inherited=inherited )]Where,
[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class | AttributeTargets.Constructor | AttributeTargets.Feild | AttributeTargets.Method | AttributeTargets.Property, AllowMultiple = true)]
[Conditional( conditionalSymbol )]For example,
[Conditional("DEBUG")]The following example demonstrates the attribute:
#define DEBUG using System; using System.Diagnostics; public class Myclass { [Conditional("DEBUG")] public static void Message(string msg) { Console.WriteLine(msg); } } class Test { static void function1() { Myclass.Message("In Function 1."); function2(); } static void function2() { Myclass.Message("In Function 2."); } public static void Main() { Myclass.Message("In Main function."); function1(); Console.ReadKey(); } }When the above code is compiled and executed, it produces the following result:
In Main function In Function 1 In Function 2
[Obsolete( message )] [Obsolete( message, iserror )]Where,
using System; public class MyClass { [Obsolete("Don't use OldMethod, use NewMethod instead", true)] static void OldMethod() { Console.WriteLine("It is the old method"); } static void NewMethod() { Console.WriteLine("It is the new method"); } public static void Main() { OldMethod(); } }When you try to compile the program, the compiler gives an error message stating:
Don't use OldMethod, use NewMethod instead
//a custom attribute BugFix to be assigned to a class and its members [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class | AttributeTargets.Constructor | AttributeTargets.Field | AttributeTargets.Method | AttributeTargets.Property, AllowMultiple = true)] public class DeBugInfo : System.AttributeIn the preceding code, we have declared a custom attribute named DeBugInfo.
//a custom attribute BugFix to be assigned to a class and its members [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class | AttributeTargets.Constructor | AttributeTargets.Field | AttributeTargets.Method | AttributeTargets.Property, AllowMultiple = true)] public class DeBugInfo : System.Attribute { private int bugNo; private string developer; private string lastReview; public string message; public DeBugInfo(int bg, string dev, string d) { this.bugNo = bg; this.developer = dev; this.lastReview = d; } public int BugNo { get { return bugNo; } } public string Developer { get { return developer; } } public string LastReview { get { return lastReview; } } public string Message { get { return message; } set { message = value; } } }
[DeBugInfo(45, "Zara Ali", "12/8/2012", Message = "Return type mismatch")] [DeBugInfo(49, "Nuha Ali", "10/10/2012", Message = "Unused variable")] class Rectangle { //member variables protected double length; protected double width; public Rectangle(double l, double w) { length = l; width = w; } [DeBugInfo(55, "Zara Ali", "19/10/2012", Message = "Return type mismatch")] public double GetArea() { return length * width; } [DeBugInfo(56, "Zara Ali", "19/10/2012")] public void Display() { Console.WriteLine("Length: {0}", length); Console.WriteLine("Width: {0}", width); Console.WriteLine("Area: {0}", GetArea()); } }
System.Reflection.MemberInfo info = typeof(MyClass);The following program demonstrates this:
using System; [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.All)] public class HelpAttribute : System.Attribute { public readonly string Url; public string Topic // Topic is a named parameter { get { return topic; } set { topic = value; } } public HelpAttribute(string url) // url is a positional parameter { this.Url = url; } private string topic; } [HelpAttribute("Information on the class MyClass")] class MyClass { } namespace AttributeAppl { class Program { static void Main(string[] args) { System.Reflection.MemberInfo info = typeof(MyClass); object[] attributes = info.GetCustomAttributes(true); for (int i = 0; i < attributes.Length; i++) { System.Console.WriteLine(attributes[i]); } Console.ReadKey(); } } }When it is compiled and run, it displays the name of the custom attributes attached to the class MyClass:
HelpAttribute
using System; using System.Reflection; namespace BugFixApplication { //a custom attribute BugFix to be //assigned to a class and its members [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class | AttributeTargets.Constructor | AttributeTargets.Field | AttributeTargets.Method | AttributeTargets.Property, AllowMultiple = true)] public class DeBugInfo : System.Attribute { private int bugNo; private string developer; private string lastReview; public string message; public DeBugInfo(int bg, string dev, string d) { this.bugNo = bg; this.developer = dev; this.lastReview = d; } public int BugNo { get { return bugNo; } } public string Developer { get { return developer; } } public string LastReview { get { return lastReview; } } public string Message { get { return message; } set { message = value; } } } [DeBugInfo(45, "Zara Ali", "12/8/2012", Message = "Return type mismatch")] [DeBugInfo(49, "Nuha Ali", "10/10/2012", Message = "Unused variable")] class Rectangle { //member variables protected double length; protected double width; public Rectangle(double l, double w) { length = l; width = w; } [DeBugInfo(55, "Zara Ali", "19/10/2012", Message = "Return type mismatch")] public double GetArea() { return length * width; } [DeBugInfo(56, "Zara Ali", "19/10/2012")] public void Display() { Console.WriteLine("Length: {0}", length); Console.WriteLine("Width: {0}", width); Console.WriteLine("Area: {0}", GetArea()); } }//end class Rectangle class ExecuteRectangle { static void Main(string[] args) { Rectangle r = new Rectangle(4.5, 7.5); r.Display(); Type type = typeof(Rectangle); //iterating through the attribtues of the Rectangle class foreach (Object attributes in type.GetCustomAttributes(false)) { DeBugInfo dbi = (DeBugInfo)attributes; if (null != dbi) { Console.WriteLine("Bug no: {0}", dbi.BugNo); Console.WriteLine("Developer: {0}", dbi.Developer); Console.WriteLine("Last Reviewed: {0}", dbi.LastReview); Console.WriteLine("Remarks: {0}", dbi.Message); } } //iterating through the method attribtues foreach (MethodInfo m in type.GetMethods()) { foreach (Attribute a in m.GetCustomAttributes(true)) { DeBugInfo dbi = (DeBugInfo)a; if (null != dbi) { Console.WriteLine("Bug no: {0}, for Method: {1}", dbi.BugNo, m.Name); Console.WriteLine("Developer: {0}", dbi.Developer); Console.WriteLine("Last Reviewed: {0}", dbi.LastReview); Console.WriteLine("Remarks: {0}", dbi.Message); } } } Console.ReadLine(); } } }When the above code is compiled and executed, it produces the following result:
Length: 4.5 Width: 7.5 Area: 33.75 Bug No: 49 Developer: Nuha Ali Last Reviewed: 10/10/2012 Remarks: Unused variable Bug No: 45 Developer: Zara Ali Last Reviewed: 12/8/2012 Remarks: Return type mismatch Bug No: 55, for Method: GetArea Developer: Zara Ali Last Reviewed: 19/10/2012 Remarks: Return type mismatch Bug No: 56, for Method: Display Developer: Zara Ali Last Reviewed: 19/10/2012 Remarks:
element-type this[int index] { // The get accessor. get { // return the value specified by index } // The set accessor. set { // set the value specified by index } }
using System; namespace IndexerApplication { class IndexedNames { private string[] namelist = new string[size]; static public int size = 10; public IndexedNames() { for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) namelist[i] = "N. A."; } public string this[int index] { get { string tmp; if( index >= 0 && index <= size-1 ) { tmp = namelist[index]; } else { tmp = ""; } return ( tmp ); } set { if( index >= 0 && index <= size-1 ) { namelist[index] = value; } } } static void Main(string[] args) { IndexedNames names = new IndexedNames(); names[0] = "Zara"; names[1] = "Riz"; names[2] = "Nuha"; names[3] = "Asif"; names[4] = "Davinder"; names[5] = "Sunil"; names[6] = "Rubic"; for ( int i = 0; i < IndexedNames.size; i++ ) { Console.WriteLine(names[i]); } Console.ReadKey(); } } }When the above code is compiled and executed, it produces the following result:
Zara Riz Nuha Asif Davinder Sunil Rubic N. A. N. A. N. A.
using System; namespace IndexerApplication { class IndexedNames { private string[] namelist = new string[size]; static public int size = 10; public IndexedNames() { for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) { namelist[i] = "N. A."; } } public string this[int index] { get { string tmp; if( index >= 0 && index <= size-1 ) { tmp = namelist[index]; } else { tmp = ""; } return ( tmp ); } set { if( index >= 0 && index <= size-1 ) { namelist[index] = value; } } } public int this[string name] { get { int index = 0; while(index < size) { if (namelist[index] == name) { return index; } index++; } return index; } } static void Main(string[] args) { IndexedNames names = new IndexedNames(); names[0] = "Zara"; names[1] = "Riz"; names[2] = "Nuha"; names[3] = "Asif"; names[4] = "Davinder"; names[5] = "Sunil"; names[6] = "Rubic"; //using the first indexer with int parameter for (int i = 0; i < IndexedNames.size; i++) { Console.WriteLine(names[i]); } //using the second indexer with the string parameter Console.WriteLine(names["Nuha"]); Console.ReadKey(); } } }When the above code is compiled and executed, it produces the following result:
Zara Riz Nuha Asif Davinder Sunil Rubic N. A. N. A. N. A. 2
public delegate int MyDelegate (string s);The preceding delegate can be used to reference any method that has a single string parameter and returns an int type variable.
delegate <return type> <delegate-name> <parameter list>
public delegate void printString(string s); ... printString ps1 = new printString(WriteToScreen); printString ps2 = new printString(WriteToFile);Following example demonstrates declaration, instantiation, and use of a delegate that can be used to reference methods that take an integer parameter and returns an integer value.
using System; delegate int NumberChanger(int n); namespace DelegateAppl { class TestDelegate { static int num = 10; public static int AddNum(int p) { num += p; return num; } public static int MultNum(int q) { num *= q; return num; } public static int getNum() { return num; } static void Main(string[] args) { //create delegate instances NumberChanger nc1 = new NumberChanger(AddNum); NumberChanger nc2 = new NumberChanger(MultNum); //calling the methods using the delegate objects nc1(25); Console.WriteLine("Value of Num: {0}", getNum()); nc2(5); Console.WriteLine("Value of Num: {0}", getNum()); Console.ReadKey(); } } }When the above code is compiled and executed, it produces the following result:
Value of Num: 35 Value of Num: 175
using System; delegate int NumberChanger(int n); namespace DelegateAppl { class TestDelegate { static int num = 10; public static int AddNum(int p) { num += p; return num; } public static int MultNum(int q) { num *= q; return num; } public static int getNum() { return num; } static void Main(string[] args) { //create delegate instances NumberChanger nc; NumberChanger nc1 = new NumberChanger(AddNum); NumberChanger nc2 = new NumberChanger(MultNum); nc = nc1; nc += nc2; //calling multicast nc(5); Console.WriteLine("Value of Num: {0}", getNum()); Console.ReadKey(); } } }When the above code is compiled and executed, it produces the following result:
Value of Num: 75
using System; using System.IO; namespace DelegateAppl { class PrintString { static FileStream fs; static StreamWriter sw; // delegate declaration public delegate void printString(string s); // this method prints to the console public static void WriteToScreen(string str) { Console.WriteLine("The String is: {0}", str); } //this method prints to a file public static void WriteToFile(string s) { fs = new FileStream("c:\\message.txt", FileMode.Append, FileAccess.Write); sw = new StreamWriter(fs); sw.WriteLine(s); sw.Flush(); sw.Close(); fs.Close(); } // this method takes the delegate as parameter and uses it to // call the methods as required public static void sendString(printString ps) { ps("Hello World"); } static void Main(string[] args) { printString ps1 = new printString(WriteToScreen); printString ps2 = new printString(WriteToFile); sendString(ps1); sendString(ps2); Console.ReadKey(); } } }When the above code is compiled and executed, it produces the following result:
The String is: Hello World