Custom Attributes in J#

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Avid J# Programmer - 28 Jan 2005 21:05 GMT

Is it possible to define customer attributes in a J# application? I've seen
it done in C#, but i tried it in J# and it wouldn't work. I tried the
following code:

/** @attribute System.AttributeUsage (System.AttributeTargets.Assembly) */
public class BuildLocationAttribute extends Attribute
{
    private String BuildLocation;
    public BuildLocationAttribute(String bl){BuildLocation = bl;}
    public String getBuildLocation(){return BuildLocation;}
}

and I get an error saying "Cannot author attributes, enums or value types".
It doesn't seem to like the fact that i'm extending from the Attribute class

Is there a way around this? I just want to state the build location inside
the application exe's Version Tab in the file properties. Any help with this
would be greatly appreciated =)
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Avid J# Programmer - 28 Jan 2005 21:59 GMT

oops, small typo, it should say custom instead of customer on the first line

> Is it possible to define customer attributes in a J# application? I've seen
> it done in C#, but i tried it in J# and it wouldn't work. I tried the
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Lars-Inge T?nnessen [VJ# MVP] - 28 Jan 2005 22:56 GMT

> Is it possible to define customer attributes in a J# application? I've
> seen

Please see:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dv_vjsharp/html/vjgrfUnsupportedNETFeatu
res.asp

Regards,
Lars-Inge T?nnessen

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Bruno Jouhier [MVP] - 30 Jan 2005 11:49 GMT

You cannot do it with VS 2003 (you can "consume" attributes in J# but you
cannot "author" them).
You will be able to do it with the upcoming VS 2005.

Bruno.

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> Is it possible to define customer attributes in a J# application? I've
> seen
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SamAbo - 28 Feb 2005 23:43 GMT

I compiled the code using VS 2005, and it worked. I made a tiny change though
by using System.Attribute instead od Attribute:

/** @attribute System.AttributeUsage (System.AttributeTargets.Assembly) */
public class BuildLocationAttribute extends System.Attribute
{
    private String BuildLocation;
    public BuildLocationAttribute(String bl) { BuildLocation = bl; }
    public String getBuildLocation() { return BuildLocation; }
}

> You cannot do it with VS 2003 (you can "consume" attributes in J# but you
> cannot "author" them).
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> > http://www.hungryshadow.com

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