Name

CLSCompliant Attribute

Class

System.CLSCompliantAttribute

Applies to

All

Description

Indicates whether the program element compiles with the Common Language Specification. If the CLSCompliant attribute is not present, the VB.NET compiler does not enforce CLS compliance. This can prevent other languages from successfully accessing components written in VB.NET.

If a particular program element is marked as CLS-compliant, it is assumed that all contained program elements are CLS-compliant as well unless they are explicitly marked otherwise.

By default, Visual Studio adds the <CLSCompliant> attribute to the AssemblyInfo.vb file and sets its value to True.

Constructor

New(isCompliant)
isCompliant (Boolean)

Indicates whether the program element must be CLS-compliant

Property

IsCompliant (Boolean)

Read-only. Indicates whether the program element must be CLS-compliant. Its value is set by the required isCompliant parameter of the class constructor.

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