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IMetaDataImport::GetCustomAttributeByName Method

Gets the custom attribute, given its name and owner.

HRESULT GetCustomAttributeByName (
    mdToken          tkObj,
    LPCWSTR          szName,
    const void       **ppData,
    ULONG            *pcbData
);

Parameters

Parameter Description

tkObj

[in] A metadata token representing the object that owns the custom attribute.

szName

[in] The name of the custom attribute.

ppData

[out] A pointer to an array of data that is the value of the custom attribute.

pcbData

[out] The size in bytes of the data returned in *ppData.

Remarks

It is legal to define multiple custom attributes for the same owner; they may even have the same name. However, GetCustomAttributeByName returns only one instance. (GetCustomAttributeByName returns the first instance that it encounters.) To find all instances of a custom attribute, call the IMetaDataImport::EnumCustomAttributes Method method.

Requirements

Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 family

Header: Cor.h

Library: Included as a resource in Mscoree.dll

.NET Framework Version: 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

See Also

Reference

IMetaDataImport Interface
IMetaDataImport2 Interface