ActionDescriptor Class

Provides information about an action method, such as its name, controller, parameters, attributes, and filters.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Web.Mvc.ActionDescriptor
    System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncActionDescriptor
    System.Web.Mvc.ReflectedActionDescriptor

Namespace:  System.Web.Mvc
Assembly:  System.Web.Mvc (in System.Web.Mvc.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public MustInherit Class ActionDescriptor _
    Implements ICustomAttributeProvider
public abstract class ActionDescriptor : ICustomAttributeProvider
public ref class ActionDescriptor abstract : ICustomAttributeProvider

The ActionDescriptor type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Protected method ActionDescriptor Initializes a new instance of the ActionDescriptor class.

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Properties

  Name Description
Public property ActionName Gets the name of the action method.
Public property ControllerDescriptor Gets the controller descriptor.

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Methods

  Name Description
Public method Equals Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method Execute Executes the action method by using the specified parameters and controller context.
Protected method Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetCustomAttributes(Boolean) Returns an array of custom attributes that are defined for this member, excluding named attributes.
Public method GetCustomAttributes(Type, Boolean) Returns an array of custom attributes that are defined for this member, identified by type.
Public method GetFilters Returns the filters that are associated with this action method.
Public method GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetParameters Returns the parameters of the action method.
Public method GetSelectors Returns the action-method selectors.
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method IsDefined Determines whether one or more instances of the specified attribute type are defined for this member.
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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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.

See Also

Reference

System.Web.Mvc Namespace