I have tried the following code using the 2.0 framework and I get an attribute back, but when I try this on the compact framework, it always returns an empty array. The MSDN documenation says its supported, am I doing something wrong?
Test x = new Test();
FieldInfo field_info = x.GetType().GetField("ArrayShorts");
object[] custom_attributes = field_info.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(MarshalAsAttribute), false);
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct Test
{
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValArray, SizeConst = 4)]
public ushort[] ArrayShorts;
}
EDIT 2
So I'm checking with the CF team now but I believe you've found a bug. This shows it even better:
public class MyAttribute : Attribute
{
public MyAttribute(UnmanagedType foo)
{
}
public int Bar { get; set; }
}
[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
public struct Test
{
[CLSCompliant(false)]
[MyAttribute(UnmanagedType.ByValArray, Bar = 4)]
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.ByValArray, SizeConst = 4)]
public ushort[] ArrayShorts;
}
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
FieldInfo field_info = typeof(Test).GetField("ArrayShorts");
object[] custom_attributes = field_info.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(MarshalAsAttribute), false);
Debug.WriteLine("Attributes: " + custom_attributes.Length.ToString());
custom_attributes = field_info.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(MyAttribute), false);
Debug.WriteLine("Attributes: " + custom_attributes.Length.ToString());
custom_attributes = field_info.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(CLSCompliantAttribute), false);
Debug.WriteLine("Attributes: " + custom_attributes.Length.ToString());
}
}
Under the full framework I get back this:
Attributes: 1
Attributes: 1
Attributes: 1
Under CF 3.5 I get this:
Attributes: 0
Attributes: 1
Attributes: 1
So you can see it's fully capable of returning an attribute, either custom or within the BCL, just not the MarshalAsAttribute.
EDIT 3 Alright, I did a little more digging, and it turns out that the CF behavior is actually correct if you go by the spec. It goes against all logic, but it's right.