The constructor may not get executed because the attribute instance is
actually serialized with the type. It's my understanding that only when
you try to use the attribute that it gets deserialized. When something
deserialzed I don't think it ever calls the constructor. Anyone please
correct me if I'm wrong :)
Hope that helps,
Fred
> Hi All,
>
> I have written a custom attribute and applied it to the public
> fields/properties of a class. This attribute actually maintains certain
> data
> per **Type**.
>
> In the constructor of this attribute class I am adding data to a static
> HashTable object, declared in the attribute class (Certainly, after
> checking
> that it does not already exist for the given Type)
>
> For example :
>
> public class A
> {
> [MyCustom("some data...")]
> public int i;
>
> [MyCustom("some data...")]
> public string Name
> {
> get { return this._ColName; }
> set { this._ColName = value; }
> }
> }
>
> I expect the attribute constructor to have already executed by the time I
> create the first instance of the class A. But it is not happening.
>
>
> Can anybody tell me when does the constructor for the attribute gets
> executed?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Regards,
> Girish Jain
>
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