c# attributes – A Girl Among Geeks

C# attributes you should know #3: [DebbugerBrowsable] and [DebuggerDisplay]

Today I again focus on the attributes that will make your debugging less painfull :). This time my scribbles should appeal to the programmers who prefer keeping their code clean (and adhere to the principle: the less ‘spare’ code the better).
So grab a mug of whatever you like and take a look at DebbugerBrowsable and DebuggerDisplay . The first one may be a good alternative to DebuggerTypeProxy I described in previous post and the second one is just ‘a must’ (really!) that makes life easier. Continue Reading

C# attributes you should know #2: [DebuggerStepThrough] and [DebuggerHidden]

Last time I wrote about C# attribute DebuggerTypeProxy that helps us customize the way we display our type’s data while debugging. Today I would like to introduce you to the world of attributes that helps you skip some parts of code while debugging. Most of the C# programmers probably know them well, but I realized that only a few can tell the differences between them. So, ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you the DebuggerStepThrough and DebuggerHidden. Continue Reading

C# attributes you should know #1: [DebuggerTypeProxy]

[DebuggerTypeProxy] is very useful attribute when you have a class that inherits from another class and that one inherits from another one, and some of the classes contain collections of items and hundreds of properties that in fact are not important to you… Strictly speaking, when displaying class’ members while debugging makes you feel like quitting the job. Continue Reading

C# Attributes – introduction

C# Attributes are very popular for ‘decorating’ assembly with some additional data, usually influencing on the application’s behavior or the way data are managed. You probably already used at least some of them – Obsolete, Serializable, Required, Display, MaxLength, RegularExpression, WebMethod are only a few of hundreds available in .Net world. What is more, you can write your own custom attribute and use it like a build-in one. I will write more about this in the next post. Right now, let’s focus on… Continue Reading