Are Method Attributes Inherited in C#?

Question

Are attributes applied to an abstract method in a base class applied to the overridden versions in the child classes?

I hope the question is clear enough without an example.

Answer 1

It depends on how the attribute itself is declared - see AttributeUsageAttribute.Inherited property.

Answer 2

It depends on the Attribute.

attributes applied to Attribute class defination, carry a property [AttributeUsageAttribute.Inherited] that determines if an attributed is inherited in the derived classes.

check out this sample

[global::System.AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Method, Inherited = true,       AllowMultiple = false)] public sealed class MyAttribute : Attribute {      public MyAttribute (string FieldName)     {         //constructor.     }  }