C# - Check for attribute's existence on enum's element
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14-04-2021 - |
Question
I've got a situation like the following:
enum Header
{
Sync,
[OldProtocol] Keepalive,
Ping,
[OldProtocol] Auth,
[OldProtocol] LoginData
//...
}
I need to obtain an array of elements on which the OldProtocolAttribute
is defined. I've noticed that the Attribute.IsDefined()
method and its overloads apparently don't support this kind of situation.
My question is:
- Is there a way to solve the problem without using in any part of the solution
typeof(Header).GetField()
? - If not, what's the most optimal way to solve it?
Solution
As far as I'm aware, you have to get the attribute from the field. You'd use:
var field = typeof(Header).GetField(value.ToString());
var old = field.IsDefined(typeof(OldProtocolAttribute), false);
Or to get a whole array:
var attributeType = typeof(OldProtocolAttribute);
var array = typeof(Header).GetFields(BindingFlags.Public |
BindingFlags.Static)
.Where(field => field.IsDefined(attributeType, false))
.Select(field => (Header) field.GetValue(null))
.ToArray();
Obviously if you need this often, you may well want to cache the results.
OTHER TIPS
Reflection is pretty much your only tool available for this. The query is not too bad though:
var oldFields = typeof(Header).GetFields(BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Public).Select(field => Attribute.IsDefined(field, typeof(OldProtocolAttribute)));
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