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HandlesMessageAttribute

HandlesMessageAttribute

Section titled “HandlesMessageAttribute”

HandlesMessageAttribute declares that a plugin class handles a specific Dataverse message such as Create or Update.

Manual Reference Note

Section titled “Manual Reference Note”

This is a manual reference page based on the current public contract in xrmghost-attributes, which remains the source of truth until any future generated reference exists.

Usage Shape

Section titled “Usage Shape”
[HandlesMessageAttribute("Update")]

Constructor

Section titled “Constructor”
  • HandlesMessageAttribute(string messageName)

Public Members

Section titled “Public Members”
  • MessageName — required message name stored on the attribute instance.

Validation and Limits

Section titled “Validation and Limits”
  • The constructor throws when messageName is null, empty, or whitespace.
  • The attribute only records the declared message name; downstream tools decide how to interpret it.

When to Use It

Section titled “When to Use It”

Use this attribute when message-level intent should be explicit on the plugin class, especially when tooling reads attributes via reflection.