C# 0 The Complete Reference

PART I

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When attaching an attribute, it is not actually necessary to specify the 

Attribute

 suffix. 

For example, the preceding class could be declared this way:

[Remark("This class uses an attribute.")]

class UseAttrib {

  // ...

}

Here, only the name 

Remark

 is used. Although the short form is correct, it is usually safer 

to use the full name when attaching attributes, because it avoids possible confusion and 

ambiguity.

Obtaining an Object’s Attributes

Once an attribute has been attached to an item, other parts of the program can retrieve the 

attribute. To retrieve an attribute, you will usually use one of two methods. The first is