How to wrap a method via attributes?

Question

I'm wondering if it's possible to wrap a method only by adding an attribute.

Example: I want to log the execution time a method takes.

[LogTimings]
public void work()
{
  ..
}

This is kind of wrapping a method into another one (see this python implementation).

Answer 1

AOP is possible in .NET. Here's an article about it. And here's a list of AOP frameworks for .NET.

Answer 2

Have a look at PostSharp, an AOP framework for .NET.

In terms of logging and timing, there's also a framework called Gibraltar which integrates with PostSharp and which should make it easier to collect and use the results. I keep meaning to get round to trying it...