/// <summary>
/// Attributes should be replicated if they are non-inheritable,
/// but there are some special cases where the attributes means
/// something to the CLR, where they should be skipped.
/// </summary>
private static bool ShouldSkipAttributeReplication(Type attribute, bool ignoreInheritance)
{
if (attribute.GetTypeInfo().IsPublic == false)
{
return(true);
}
if (AttributesToAvoidReplicating.ShouldAvoid(attribute))
{
return(true);
}
// Later, there might be more special cases requiring attribute replication,
// which might justify creating a `SpecialCaseAttributeThatShouldBeReplicated`
// method and an `AttributesToAlwaysReplicate` class. For the moment, `Param-
// ArrayAttribute` is the only special case, so keep it simple for now:
if (attribute == typeof(ParamArrayAttribute))
{
return(false);
}
if (!ignoreInheritance)
{
var attrs = attribute.GetTypeInfo().GetCustomAttributes <AttributeUsageAttribute>(true).ToArray();
if (attrs.Length != 0)
{
return(attrs[0].Inherited);
}
return(true);
}
return(false);
}
private static bool SpecialCaseAttributeThatShouldNotBeReplicated(Type attribute)
{
return(AttributesToAvoidReplicating.ShouldAvoid(attribute));
}