I'm using VS2008 and would like to create a compile time warning / error based on custom attributes on a property (if it is possible).
There are two cases which interest me currently:
[MyAttribute (typeof(MyClass)]
Where MyClass has to implement an interface. Currently I assert this in the constructor of the attribute, however this doesn't make it easy to track down, due to the nature of the stack trace:
public MyAttribute (Type MyClassType)
{
System.Diagnostics.Debug.Assert(typeof(MyInterface).IsAssignableFrom(MyClassType),
"Editor must implement interface: " + typeof(MyInterface).Name);
}
The second case which interests me is where I have a type defined in an attribute, if that type implements an interface, then a warning should be displayed if another attribute isn't present.
I.E. if (MyClass.Implements(SomeInterface) && !Exists(SomeAttibute)) { Generate Warning }
[MyAttribute(typeof(MyClass)]
// Comment next line to generate warning
[Foo ("Bar")]
Thanks!