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2 // System.FlagsAttribute.cs
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4 // Author:
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33 namespace System {
35 /// <summary>
36 /// The FlagsAttribute tags enumerations as bitfields.
37 /// </summary>
38 ///
39 /// <remarks>
40 /// The FlagsAttribute can be used to tag an enumeration to be
41 /// a bit field. This will allow the compiler and visual tools
42 /// to treat the bits in an enumeration as a set of flags.
43 /// </remarks>
45 [AttributeUsage (AttributeTargets.Enum, Inherited=false)]
46 [Serializable]
47 public class FlagsAttribute : Attribute {
49 // No methods.