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C# / C Sharp » Reflection » Type Screenshots  Use GetCustomAttributes from Type to get custom attributes    using System; [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class | AttributeTargets.Assembly, AllowMultiple = true, Inherited = false)] public class AuthorAttribute : System.Attribute {     private string company; // Creator's company     private string name;    // Creator's name     public AuthorAttribute(string name)     {         this.name = name;         company = "";     }     public string Company     {         get { return company; }         set { company = value; }     }     public string Name     {         get { return name; }     } } [assembly: Author("Allen", Company = "Ltd.")] [Author("Allen", Company = "Objective Ltd.")] class SomeClass { } [Author("Lena")] public class SomeOtherClass { } [Author("FirstName")] [Author("Allen", Company = "Ltd.")] class MainClass {     public static void Main()     {         Type type = typeof(MainClass);         object[] attrs = type.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(AuthorAttribute), true);         foreach (AuthorAttribute a in attrs)         {             Console.WriteLine(a.Name + ", " + a.Company);         }     } }        Related examples in the same category 1. Call GetType() from StringBuilder 2. Call GetType for int data type 3. IsGeneric and IsGenericTypeDefinition 4. demonstrates both the instance and static GetType methods 5. Generic methods, like nongeneric methods, can be invoked dynamically at run time. 6. Type.GetGenericArguments and MethodInfo.GetGenericArguments: 7. Get Generic Type Definition 8. Query properties of a Type 9. Deeper Reflection:Listing All the Types in an Assembly 10. Illustrates runtime type creation 11. The typeName parameter is a combination of the Assembly and Type names 12. Call static method GetType from Type to get the Type instance 13. Use Type.GetType to check the type of an object 14. Get object Type Name, UnderlyingSystemType, IsClass 15. Type.GetConstructors 16. Use Type.IsClass to check if a type is a class 17. Print Types 18. Determining the base classes and interfaces for a class. 19. Create Object from assembly name and class name 20. Makes a shallow copy of the object to a different class type (inherits from the original) 21. Makes a shallow copy of the object 22. Get all methods from an object 23. Get Derivation from an object 24. The full name of the Array type 25. Change type 26. Does a given Type have a Default Constructor 27. Is it a Nullable Type 28. Is Value Type Unitialized Value 29. Get Type Unitialized Value 30. Is Object Unitialized Value 31. Is it a SubClass for another class 32. Convert type from initial Value 33. Returns all assemblies and their properties 34. Helper to display the "contents" of the Value Object 35. Get a public field value given its name 36. Deep Comparison two objects if they are alike. 37. Set the specified public field value of an object 38. Determine if a type is cloneable: either a value type or implementing ICloneable. 39. Provides a simple reflection based mapper to perform a Data Mapping between two types of objects