.NET Attributes List

Question

Hi, Is there a list somewhere on common Attributes which are used in objects like Serializable?

Thanks

Edit ~ The reason I asked is that I came across an StoredProcedure attribute in ntiers ORMS.

Answer 1

Yes, here (scroll to the bottom under the code examples) http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.attribute.aspx

Answer 2

Here is a list, but it's not complete. There are over 200 attributes.

Answer 3

I'm not aware of a complete list of Attributes, but a search for Attribute in MSDN can yield interesting results. I have tended to browse namespaces for interesting attribute types and then go look them up to see what I might use them for. Not the most efficient approach, I know.

The MSDN entry for System.Attribute has a list at the bottom.

Answer 4

You may not find what you're looking for because it's possible that you're looking at a custom attribute.

http://www.code-magazine.com/Article.aspx?quickid=0307041

Answer 5

Additionally, you can create your own attributes. If you are searching through someone else's code, it's easy to get confused when they create their own.

Answer 6

You can use Reflector to browse the mscorlib assembly, and under System.Attribute, expand the Derived Types node. It will show all attributes for all the assemblies currently loaded in Reflector.