Applied .NET Attributes

by Jason Bock, Tom Barnaby

Overview

Attributes are used to modify the runtime behavior of code in the .NET Framework. Applied .NET Attributes explores the application of .NET attributes and how developers can write custom attributes that provide the maximum level of code reuse and flexibility.

Attributed programming is a feature of .NET that is still relatively unexplored and unknown. Because attributes are used to modify the runtime behavior of code in the .NET Framework, their use is extremely important and will become even more important over time. This insightful guide covers the fundamentals of attributes, common .NET attributes, the use of custom attributes, and advanced techniques.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590591369
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	10/08/2003
Series:	Books for Professionals by Professionals Expert's Voice
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed.
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.36(d)

About the Author

Jason Bock is a senior consultant for Magenic Technologies (http://www.magenic.com). He has worked on a number of business applications using a diverse set of substrates and languages such as C#, .NET, and Java. He is the author of CIL Programming: Under the Hood of .NET and .NET Security, both published by Apress, as well as Visual Basic 6 Win32 API Tutorial. He has also written numerous articles on technical development issues associated with both Visual Basic and Java. Jason holds both a bachelor's and a master's degree in electrical engineering from Marquette University. You can find out more about him at http://www.jasonbock.net.

Table of Contents

Attribute Fundamentals.- Compile-time and Design-time Attributes.- Attributes and Runtime Behavior.- Building Custom Attributes.- Applying Custom Attributes.

Editorial Reviews

From the reviews:

"Before I received this book I had the same feeling the authors had … . ‘How much pages can you write about .NET Attributes?’. … The book itself indeed isn’t thick … not just covering the usage of the existing .NET Attributes, as I quickly realised when I read it, but also a wealth of background information … . I learned a lot from this book … . I’m sure I will get back to it from time to time … ." (Bob Swart, www.thedelphimagazine.com, March, 2004)

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