Can you embed meta data into a .NET Class?

Question

I want to decorate a VB.NET class with meta data to describe additional information associated with the properties of the class. Also I need this information to be visible through reflelction. Any suggestions? Is this even possible for me to accomplish? Thanks.

Answer 1

Use attibutes on the method or classes. They are accessible through reflection.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa287992%28VS.71%29.aspx

Answer 2

You can annotate most of C#/VB entities with attributes. You can develop your own (by deriving from System.Attribute) or reuse existing

Answer 3

Attributes are the accepted way to add metadata to a class, methods, properties, etc. You can use one of the many existing attributes or easily create your own.