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11/18/2011

ReferenceAssemblyAttribute Class

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Identifies an assembly as containing metadata and not executable code.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
System.Attribute
System.Runtime.CompilerServices.ReferenceAssemblyAttribute

Namespace: System.Runtime.CompilerServices
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Assembly, AllowMultiple := False)> _
Public NotInheritable Class ReferenceAssemblyAttribute _
    Inherits Attribute

[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Assembly, AllowMultiple = false)]
public sealed class ReferenceAssemblyAttribute : Attribute

The ReferenceAssemblyAttribute type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	ReferenceAssemblyAttribute()	Initializes a new instance of the ReferenceAssemblyAttribute class.
	ReferenceAssemblyAttribute(String)	Initializes a new instance of the ReferenceAssemblyAttribute class by using the specified description.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	Description	Gets the description of the reference assembly.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals	Infrastructure. Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	Match	When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

A reference assembly contains public surface area but no usable implementation. Reference assemblies can be loaded for introspection, but not for execution.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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