The ForMember method in the DisplayInfo struct is a static method that retrieves display information for a specific member of a type. This method is useful for obtaining metadata such as description, name, icon, and other attributes associated with a member of a class or struct.
To use the ForMember method, you need to provide a MemberInfo object representing the member you want to retrieve information for, and a boolean indicating whether to search the member's inheritance chain for attributes.
The method returns a DisplayInfo object containing the collected metadata.
// Example usage of DisplayInfo.ForMember
using System.Reflection;
public class ExampleClass
{
[Description("This is a sample method.")]
public void SampleMethod() { }
}
public class Example
{
public void GetMemberInfo()
{
// Get the MemberInfo for the SampleMethod
MemberInfo memberInfo = typeof(ExampleClass).GetMethod("SampleMethod");
// Retrieve the DisplayInfo for the member
DisplayInfo displayInfo = DisplayInfo.ForMember(memberInfo, true);
// Access the DisplayInfo properties
string description = displayInfo.Description;
string name = displayInfo.Name;
// ... use the display information as needed
}
}