C# Language Specification

Interoperation with other .NET languages

1. The IndexerName attribute

Indexers are implemented in .NET using indexed properties, and have a name in the .NET metadata. If no IndexerName attribute is present for an indexer, then the name Item is used by default. The IndexerName attribute enables a developer to override this default and specify a different name.

namespace System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CSharp

{
[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Property)]
public class IndexerNameAttribute: Attribute
{
public IndexerNameAttribute(string indexerName) {...}

public string Value { get {...} }

}
}

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