Attributes
Attributes are a .NET feature with no direct Java equivalent. For a Java developer new to C#, attributes may well be one of the hardest language features to appreciate. However, knowledge of attributes is essential to use the .NET Framework for anything but the most trivial programs.
Attributes are a generic mechanism for associating declarative information (metadata) with program elements. This metadata is contained in the compiled assembly, allowing programs to retrieve it through reflection at run time. Other programs, particularly the common language runtime (CLR), use this information to determine how they should interact with and manage program elements.
There are many predefined attributes in the .NET class libraries, but the power ...
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