source: branches/Operator Architecture Refactoring/HeuristicLab.PluginInfrastructure/AssemblyBuildDateAttribute.cs @ 2043

#region License Information
/* HeuristicLab
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#endregion

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Globalization;

namespace HeuristicLab.PluginInfrastructure {
  /// <summary>
  /// Attribute of an assembly when it was built.
  /// </summary>
  [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Assembly, AllowMultiple = false)]
  public class AssemblyBuildDateAttribute : Attribute {
    private DateTime buildDate;
    /// <summary>
    /// Gets or sets the date when the assembly has been built.
    /// </summary>
    public DateTime BuildDate {
      get { return buildDate; }
      set { buildDate = value; }
    }
    /// <summary>
    /// Initializes a new instance of <see cref="AssemblyBuildDateAttribute"/> with the given 
    /// <paramref name="timeStamp"/> as build date.
    /// </summary>
    /// <exception cref="FormatException">Thrown when the time stamp could not be parsed as build date.</exception>
    /// <param name="timeStamp">The build date of the assembly.</param>
    public AssemblyBuildDateAttribute(string timeStamp)
      : base() {

      if(!DateTime.TryParse(timeStamp, out buildDate)) {
        throw new FormatException("Can't parse AssemblyBuildDate " + timeStamp);
      }
    }
  }
}