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Asked: 2026-05-27T04:35:19+00:00

Can a DescriptionAttribute in an enumeration contain a TextBox ‘es text? I ask because

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Can a DescriptionAttribute in an enumeration contain a TextBox‘es text? I ask because I have a file with numerous TextBoxes and I was hoping to match the content of them with a value that I have. I doubt I can do this, but I’m not sure at all.

i.e.

[DescriptionAttribute(textBox1.Text)]
a,
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  1. Editorial Team

    No, attributes need compile time constants as parameters.

    The C# specification says:

    An expression E is an attribute-argument-expression if all of the following statements are true:

    • The type of E is an attribute parameter type (§24.1.3).
    • At compile-time, the value of E can be resolved to one of the following:
      • A constant value.
      • A typeof-expression (§14.5.11) specifying a non-generic type, a closed constructed type (§25.5.2), or
        an unbound generic type (§25.5).
      • A one-dimensional array of attribute-argument-expressions.
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