c# - Passing a type as parameter to an attribute -

i wrote generic deserialization mechanism allows me construct objects binary file format used c++ application.

to keep things clean , easy change, made field class extends attribute, constructed field(int offset, string type, int length, int padding) , applied class attributes wish deserialize. how looks :

[field(0x04, "int")] public int id = 0;  [field(0x08, "string", 0x48)] public string name = "0";  [field(0x6c, "byte", 3)] public byte[] color = { 0, 0, 0 };  [field(0x70, "int")] public int backgroundsoundeffect = 0;  [field(0x74, "byte", 3)] public byte[] backgroundcolor = { 0, 0, 0 };  [field(0x78, "byte", 3)] public byte[] backgroundlightpower = { 0, 0, 0 };  [field(0x7c, "float", 3)] public float[] backgroundlightangle = { 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f }; 

calling myclass.decompile(pathtobinaryfile) extract data file, reading proper types , sizes @ proper offsets.

however, find passing type name string ugly.

is possible pass type in more elegant yet short way, , how ?

thank you.

use typeof operator (returns instance of type):

[field(0x7c, typeof(float), 3)]