// ==++==
// 
//   Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
// 
// ==--==
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////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// ICustomAttributeProvider is an interface that is implemented by reflection
// 
// <OWNER>[....]</OWNER>
//    objects which support custom attributes.
//
// <EMAIL>Author: darylo & Rajesh Chandrashekaran ([....])</EMAIL>
// Date: July 99
//
namespace System.Reflection {
    
    using System;

    // Interface does not need to be marked with the serializable attribute
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)]
    public interface ICustomAttributeProvider
    {

        // Return an array of custom attributes identified by Type
        Object[] GetCustomAttributes(Type attributeType, bool inherit);


        // Return an array of all of the custom attributes (named attributes are not included)
        Object[] GetCustomAttributes(bool inherit);

    
        // Returns true if one or more instance of attributeType is defined on this member. 
        bool IsDefined (Type attributeType, bool inherit);
    
    }
}