TypeInfo
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Assembly | Catel.Core |
| Namespace | Catel.Reflection |
| Available on | Xamarin - Android, Xamarin - iOS |
public class TypeInfo
The type info.
Fields
Constructors
Properties
Assembly
Gets the Assembly in which the type is declared. For generic types, gets the Assembly in which the generic type is defined.
Returns
An Assembly instance that describes the assembly containing the current type. For generic types, the instance describes the assembly that contains the generic type definition, not the assembly that creates and uses a particular constructed type.
AssemblyQualifiedName
Gets the assembly-qualified name of the Type, which includes the name of the assembly from which the Type was loaded.
Returns
The assembly-qualified name of the Type, which includes the name of the assembly from which the Type was loaded, or null if the current instance represents a generic type parameter.
Attributes
Gets the attributes associated with the Type.
Returns
A TypeAttributes object representing the attribute set of the Type, unless the Type represents a generic type parameter, in which case the value is unspecified.
BaseType
Gets the type from which the current Type directly inherits.
Returns
The Type from which the current Type directly inherits, or null if the current Type represents the Object class or an interface.
ContainsGenericParameters
Gets a value indicating whether the current Type object has type parameters that have not been replaced by specific types.
Returns
true if the Type object is itself a generic type parameter or has type parameters for which specific types have not been supplied; otherwise, false.
DeclaredEvents
Gets DeclaredEvents.
DeclaredFields
Gets DeclaredFields.
DeclaredProperties
Gets DeclaredProperties.
DeclaringMethod
Gets a MethodBase that represents the declaring method, if the current Type represents a type parameter of a generic method.
Returns
If the current Type represents a type parameter of a generic method, a MethodBase that represents declaring method; otherwise, null.
DeclaringType
Gets the type that declares the current nested type or generic type parameter.
Returns
A Type object representing the enclosing type, if the current type is a nested type; or the generic type definition, if the current type is a type parameter of a generic type; or the type that declares the generic method, if the current type is a type parameter of a generic method; otherwise, null.
FullName
Gets the fully qualified name of the Type, including the namespace of the Type but not the assembly.
Returns
The fully qualified name of the Type, including the namespace of the Type but not the assembly; or null if the current instance represents a generic type parameter, an array type, pointer type, or byref type based on a type parameter, or a generic type that is not a generic type definition but contains unresolved type parameters.
GenericParameterAttributes
Gets a combination of GenericParameterAttributes flags that describe the covariance and special constraints of the current generic type parameter.
Returns
A bitwise combination of GenericParameterAttributes values that describes the covariance and special constraints of the current generic type parameter.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.InvalidOperationException | The current Type object is not a generic type parameter. That is, the IsGenericParameter property returns false. |
| T:System.NotSupportedException | The invoked method is not supported in the base class. |
GenericParameterPosition
Gets the position of the type parameter in the type parameter list of the generic type or method that declared the parameter, when the Type object represents a type parameter of a generic type or a generic method.
Returns
The position of a type parameter in the type parameter list of the generic type or method that defines the parameter. Position numbers begin at 0.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.InvalidOperationException | The current type does not represent a type parameter. That is, IsGenericParameter returns false. |
GenericTypeArguments
Gets GenericTypeArguments
GUID
Gets the GUID associated with the Type.
Returns
The GUID associated with the Type.
HasElementType
Gets a value indicating whether the current Type encompasses or refers to another type; that is, whether the current Type is an array, a pointer, or is passed by reference.
Returns
true if the Type is an array, a pointer, or is passed by reference; otherwise, false.
ImplementedInterfaces
Gets ImplementedInterfaces
IsAbstract
Gets a value indicating whether the Type is abstract and must be overridden.
Returns
true if the Type is abstract; otherwise, false.
IsAnsiClass
Gets a value indicating whether the string format attribute AnsiClass is selected for the Type.
Returns
true if the string format attribute AnsiClass is selected for the Type; otherwise, false.
IsArray
Gets a value indicating whether the Type is an array.
Returns
true if the Type is an array; otherwise, false.
IsAutoClass
Gets a value indicating whether the string format attribute AutoClass is selected for the Type.
Returns
true if the string format attribute AutoClass is selected for the Type; otherwise, false.
IsAutoLayout
Gets a value indicating whether the class layout attribute AutoLayout is selected for the Type.
Returns
true if the class layout attribute AutoLayout is selected for the Type; otherwise, false.
IsByRef
Gets a value indicating whether the Type is passed by reference.
Returns
true if the Type is passed by reference; otherwise, false.
IsClass
Gets a value indicating whether the Type is a class; that is, not a value type or interface.
Returns
true if the Type is a class; otherwise, false.
IsCOMObject
Gets a value indicating whether the Type is a COM object.
Returns
true if the Type is a COM object; otherwise, false.
IsEnum
Gets a value indicating whether the current Type represents an enumeration.
Returns
true if the current Type represents an enumeration; otherwise, false.
IsGenericParameter
Gets a value indicating whether the current Type represents a type parameter in the definition of a generic type or method.
Returns
true if the Type object represents a type parameter of a generic type definition or generic method definition; otherwise, false.
IsGenericType
Gets a value indicating whether the current type is a generic type.
Returns
true if the current type is a generic type; otherwise, false.
IsGenericTypeDefinition
Gets a value indicating whether the current Type represents a generic type definition, from which other generic types can be constructed.
Returns
true if the Type object represents a generic type definition; otherwise, false.
IsImport
Gets a value indicating whether the Type has a ComImportAttribute attribute applied, indicating that it was imported from a COM type library.
Returns
true if the Type has a ComImportAttribute; otherwise, false.
IsInterface
Gets a value indicating whether the Type is an interface; that is, not a class or a value type.
Returns
true if the Type is an interface; otherwise, false.
IsNested
Gets a value indicating whether the current Type object represents a type whose definition is nested inside the definition of another type.
Returns
true if the Type is nested inside another type; otherwise, false.
IsNestedAssembly
Gets a value indicating whether the Type is nested and visible only within its own assembly.
Returns
true if the Type is nested and visible only within its own assembly; otherwise, false.
IsNestedFamANDAssem
Gets a value indicating whether the Type is nested and visible only to classes that belong to both its own family and its own assembly.
Returns
true if the Type is nested and visible only to classes that belong to both its own family and its own assembly; otherwise, false.
IsNestedFamily
Gets a value indicating whether the Type is nested and visible only within its own family.
Returns
true if the Type is nested and visible only within its own family; otherwise, false.
IsNestedFamORAssem
Gets a value indicating whether the Type is nested and visible only to classes that belong to either its own family or to its own assembly.
Returns
true if the Type is nested and visible only to classes that belong to its own family or to its own assembly; otherwise, false.
IsNestedPrivate
Gets a value indicating whether the Type is nested and declared private.
Returns
true if the Type is nested and declared private; otherwise, false.
IsNestedPublic
Gets a value indicating whether a class is nested and declared public.
Returns
true if the class is nested and declared public; otherwise, false.
IsNotPublic
Gets a value indicating whether the Type is not declared public.
Returns
true if the Type is not declared public and is not a nested type; otherwise, false.
IsPointer
Gets a value indicating whether the Type is a pointer.
Returns
true if the Type is a pointer; otherwise, false.
IsPrimitive
Gets a value indicating whether the Type is one of the primitive types.
Returns
true if the Type is one of the primitive types; otherwise, false.
IsPublic
Gets a value indicating whether the Type is declared public.
Returns
true if the Type is declared public and is not a nested type; otherwise, false.
IsSealed
Gets a value indicating whether the Type is declared sealed.
Returns
true if the Type is declared sealed; otherwise, false.
IsSerializable
Gets a value indicating whether the Type is serializable.
Returns
true if the Type is serializable; otherwise, false.
IsSpecialName
Gets a value indicating whether the Type has a name that requires special handling.
Returns
true if the Type has a name that requires special handling; otherwise, false.
IsUnicodeClass
Gets a value indicating whether the string format attribute UnicodeClass is selected for the Type.
Returns
true if the string format attribute UnicodeClass is selected for the Type; otherwise, false.
IsValueType
Gets a value indicating whether the Type is a value type.
Returns
true if the Type is a value type; otherwise, false.
IsVisible
Gets a value indicating whether the Type can be accessed by code outside the assembly.
Returns
true if the current Type is a public type or a public nested type such that all the enclosing types are public; otherwise, false.
MemberType
Gets a MemberTypes value indicating that this member is a type or a nested type.
Returns
A MemberTypes value indicating that this member is a type or a nested type.
MetadataToken
Gets a value that identifies a metadata element.
Returns
A value which, in combination with Module, uniquely identifies a metadata element.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.InvalidOperationException | The current MemberInfo represents an array method, such as Address, on an array type whose element type is a dynamic type that has not been completed. To get a metadata token in this case, pass the MemberInfo object to theSystem.Reflection.Emit.ModuleBuilder.GetMethodToken(System.Reflection.MethodInfo) method; or use theSystem.Reflection.Emit.ModuleBuilder.GetArrayMethodToken(System.Type,System.String,System.Reflection.CallingConventions,System.Type,System.Type[]) method to get the token directly, instead of using theSystem.Reflection.Emit.ModuleBuilder.GetArrayMethod(System.Type,System.String,System.Reflection.CallingConventions,System.Type,System.Type[]) method to get a MethodInfo first. |
Module
Gets the module (the DLL) in which the current Type is defined.
Returns
The module in which the current Type is defined.
Name
Gets the name of the current member.
Returns
A String containing the name of this member.
Namespace
Gets the namespace of the Type.
Returns
The namespace of the Type, or null if the current instance represents a generic parameter.
ReflectedType
Gets the class object that was used to obtain this member.
Returns
The Type object through which this MemberInfo object was obtained.
TypeHandle
Gets the handle for the current Type.
Returns
The handle for the current Type.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.NotSupportedException | The .NET Compact Framework does not currently support this property. |
UnderlyingSystemType
Indicates the type provided by the common language runtime that represents this type.
Returns
The underlying system type for the Type.
Methods
AsType()
Gets the type.
Returns
Equals(TypeInfo o)
Determines if the underlying system type of the current TypeInfo is the same as the underlying system type of the specified TypeInfo.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| o | The TypeInfo whose underlying system type is to be compared with the underlying system type of the current TypeInfo. |
Returns
true if the underlying system type of o is the same as the underlying system type of the current TypeInfo; otherwise, false.
Equals(Type o)
Determines if the underlying system type of the current TypeInfo is the same as the underlying system type of the specified Type.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| o | The Type whose underlying system type is to be compared with the underlying system type of the current TypeInfo. |
Returns
true if the underlying system type of o is the same as the underlying system type of the current TypeInfo; otherwise, false.
FindMembers(MemberTypes memberType, BindingFlags bindingAttr, MemberFilter filter, object filterCriteria)
Returns a filtered array of MemberInfo objects of the specified member type.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| memberType | A MemberTypes object indicating the type of member to search for. |
| bindingAttr | A bitmask comprised of one or more BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted. -or- Zero, to return null. |
| filter | The delegate that does the comparisons, returning true if the member currently being inspected matches the filterCriteria and false otherwise. You can use the FilterAttribute, FilterName, and FilterNameIgnoreCase delegates supplied by this class. The first uses the fields of FieldAttributes, MethodAttributes, and MethodImplAttributes as search criteria, and the other two delegates use String objects as the search criteria. |
| filterCriteria | The search criteria that determines whether a member is returned in the array of MemberInfo objects. The fields of FieldAttributes, MethodAttributes, and MethodImplAttributes can be used in conjunction with the FilterAttribute delegate supplied by this class. |
Returns
A filtered array of MemberInfo objects of the specified member type. -or- An empty array of type MemberInfo, if the current Type does not have members of type memberType that match the filter criteria.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.ArgumentNullException | filter is null. |
GetArrayRank()
Gets the number of dimensions in an Array.
Returns
An Int32 containing the number of dimensions in the current Type.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.NotSupportedException | The functionality of this method is unsupported in the base class and must be implemented in a derived class instead. |
| T:System.ArgumentException | The current Type is not an array. |
GetConstructor(BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder binder, Type[] types, ParameterModifier[] modifiers)
Searches for a constructor whose parameters match the specified argument types and modifiers, using the specified binding constraints.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| bindingAttr | A bitmask comprised of one or more BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted. -or- Zero, to return null. |
| binder | A Binder object that defines a set of properties and enables binding, which can involve selection of an overloaded method, coercion of argument types, and invocation of a member through reflection. -or- null, to use the DefaultBinder. |
| types | An array of Type objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the constructor to get. -or- An empty array of the type Type (that is, Type[] types = new Type[0]) to get a constructor that takes no parameters. -or- EmptyTypes. |
| modifiers | An array of ParameterModifier objects representing the attributes associated with the corresponding element in the parameter type array. The default binder does not process this parameter. |
Returns
A ConstructorInfo object representing the constructor that matches the specified requirements, if found; otherwise, null.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.ArgumentNullException | types is null. -or- One of the elements in types is null. |
| T:System.ArgumentException | types is multidimensional. -or- modifiers is multidimensional. -or- types and modifiers do not have the same length. |
GetConstructor(Type[] types)
Searches for a public instance constructor whose parameters match the types in the specified array.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| types | An array of Type objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the desired constructor. -or- An empty array of Type objects, to get a constructor that takes no parameters. |
Returns
A ConstructorInfo object representing the public instance constructor whose parameters match the types in the parameter type array, if found; otherwise, null.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.ArgumentNullException | types is null. -or- One of the elements in types is null. |
| T:System.ArgumentException | types is multidimensional. |
GetConstructors()
Returns all the public constructors defined for the current Type.
Returns
An array of ConstructorInfo objects representing all the public instance constructors defined for the current Type, but not including the type initializer (static constructor). If no public instance constructors are defined for the current Type, or if the current Type represents a type parameter in the definition of a generic type or generic method, an empty array of type ConstructorInfo is returned.
GetConstructors(BindingFlags bindingAttr)
When overridden in a derived class, searches for the constructors defined for the current Type, using the specified BindingFlags.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| bindingAttr | A bitmask comprised of one or more BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted. -or- Zero, to return null. |
Returns
An array of ConstructorInfo objects representing all constructors defined for the current Type that match the specified binding constraints, including the type initializer if it is defined. Returns an empty array of type ConstructorInfo if no constructors are defined for the current Type, if none of the defined constructors match the binding constraints, or if the current Type represents a type parameter in the definition of a generic type or generic method.
GetCustomAttributes(Type attributeType, bool inherit)
When overridden in a derived class, returns an array of custom attributes identified by Type.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| attributeType | The type of attribute to search for. Only attributes that are assignable to this type are returned. |
| inherit | Specifies whether to search this member’s inheritance chain to find the attributes. |
Returns
An array of custom attributes applied to this member, or an array with zero (0) elements if no attributes have been applied.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.TypeLoadException | A custom attribute type cannot be loaded. |
| T:System.ArgumentNullException | If attributeType is null. |
| T:System.InvalidOperationException | This member belongs to a type that is loaded into the reflection-only context. See How to: Load Assemblies into the Reflection-Only Context. |
GetCustomAttributes(bool inherit)
When overridden in a derived class, returns an array containing all the custom attributes.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| inherit | Specifies whether to search this member’s inheritance chain to find the attributes. |
Returns
An array that contains all the custom attributes, or an array with zero elements if no attributes are defined.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.InvalidOperationException | This member belongs to a type that is loaded into the reflection-only context. See How to: Load Assemblies into the Reflection-Only Context. |
| T:System.TypeLoadException | A custom attribute type cannot be loaded. |
GetDefaultMembers()
Searches for the members defined for the current Type whose DefaultMemberAttribute is set.
Returns
An array of MemberInfo objects representing all default members of the current Type. -or- An empty array of type MemberInfo, if the current Type does not have default members.
GetElementType()
When overridden in a derived class, returns the Type of the object encompassed or referred to by the current array, pointer or reference type.
Returns
The Type of the object encompassed or referred to by the current array, pointer, or reference type, or null if the current Type is not an array or a pointer, or is not passed by reference, or represents a generic type or a type parameter in the definition of a generic type or generic method.
GetEvent(string name)
Returns the EventInfo object representing the specified public event.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| name | The String containing the name of an event which is declared or inherited by the current Type. |
Returns
The EventInfo object representing the specified public event which is declared or inherited by the current Type, if found; otherwise, null.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.ArgumentNullException | name is null. |
GetEvent(string name, BindingFlags bindingAttr)
When overridden in a derived class, returns the EventInfo object representing the specified event, using the specified binding constraints.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| name | The String containing the name of an event which is declared or inherited by the current Type. |
| bindingAttr | A bitmask comprised of one or more BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted. -or- Zero, to return null. |
Returns
The EventInfo object representing the specified event which is declared or inherited by the current Type, if found; otherwise, null.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.ArgumentNullException | name is null. |
GetEvents()
Returns all the public events that are declared or inherited by the current Type.
Returns
An array of EventInfo objects representing all the public events which are declared or inherited by the current Type. -or- An empty array of type EventInfo, if the current Type does not have public events.
GetEvents(BindingFlags bindingAttr)
When overridden in a derived class, searches for events that are declared or inherited by the current Type, using the specified binding constraints.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| bindingAttr | A bitmask comprised of one or more BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted. -or- Zero, to return null. |
Returns
An array of EventInfo objects representing all events which are declared or inherited by the current Type that match the specified binding constraints. -or- An empty array of type EventInfo, if the current Type does not have events, or if none of the events match the binding constraints.
GetField(string name)
Searches for the public field with the specified name.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| name | The String containing the name of the data field to get. |
Returns
A FieldInfo object representing the public field with the specified name, if found; otherwise, null.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.ArgumentNullException | name is null. |
| T:System.NotSupportedException | This Type object is aSystem.Reflection.Emit.TypeBuilder whoseSystem.Reflection.Emit.TypeBuilder.CreateType method has not yet been called. |
GetField(string name, BindingFlags bindingAttr)
Searches for the specified field, using the specified binding constraints.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| name | The String containing the name of the data field to get. |
| bindingAttr | A bitmask comprised of one or more BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted. -or- Zero, to return null. |
Returns
A FieldInfo object representing the field that matches the specified requirements, if found; otherwise, null.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.ArgumentNullException | name is null. |
GetFields()
Returns all the public fields of the current Type.
Returns
An array of FieldInfo objects representing all the public fields defined for the current Type. -or- An empty array of type FieldInfo, if no public fields are defined for the current Type.
GetFields(BindingFlags bindingAttr)
When overridden in a derived class, searches for the fields defined for the current Type, using the specified binding constraints.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| bindingAttr | A bitmask comprised of one or more BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted. -or- Zero, to return null. |
Returns
An array of FieldInfo objects representing all fields defined for the current Type that match the specified binding constraints. -or- An empty array of type FieldInfo, if no fields are defined for the current Type, or if none of the defined fields match the binding constraints.
GetGenericArguments()
Returns an array of Type objects that represent the type arguments of a generic type or the type parameters of a generic type definition.
Returns
An array of Type objects that represent the type arguments of a generic type. Returns an empty array if the current type is not a generic type.
GetGenericParameterConstraints()
Returns an array of Type objects that represent the constraints on the current generic type parameter.
Returns
An array of Type objects that represent the constraints on the current generic type parameter.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.InvalidOperationException | The current Type object is not a generic type parameter. That is, the IsGenericParameter property returns false. |
GetGenericTypeDefinition()
Returns a Type object that represents a generic type definition from which the current generic type can be constructed.
Returns
A Type object representing a generic type from which the current type can be constructed.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.InvalidOperationException | The current type is not a generic type. That is, IsGenericType returns false. |
| T:System.NotSupportedException | The invoked method is not supported in the base class. Derived classes must provide an implementation. |
GetInterface(string name)
Searches for the interface with the specified name.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| name | The String containing the name of the interface to get. For generic interfaces, this is the mangled name. |
Returns
A Type object representing the interface with the specified name, implemented or inherited by the current Type, if found; otherwise, null.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.ArgumentNullException | name is null. |
| T:System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException | The current Type represents a type that implements the same generic interface with different type arguments. |
GetInterface(string name, bool ignoreCase)
When overridden in a derived class, searches for the specified interface, specifying whether to do a case-insensitive search for the interface name.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| name | The String containing the name of the interface to get. For generic interfaces, this is the mangled name. |
| ignoreCase | true to ignore the case of that part of name that specifies the simple interface name (the part that specifies the namespace must be correctly cased). -or- false to perform a case-sensitive search for all parts of name. |
Returns
A Type object representing the interface with the specified name, implemented or inherited by the current Type, if found; otherwise, null.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.ArgumentNullException | name is null. |
| T:System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException | The current Type represents a type that implements the same generic interface with different type arguments. |
GetInterfaceMap(Type interfaceType)
Returns an interface mapping for the specified interface type.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| interfaceType | The Type of the interface of which to retrieve a mapping. |
Returns
An InterfaceMapping object representing the interface mapping for interfaceType.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.ArgumentException | The interfaceType parameter does not refer to an interface. |
| T:System.ArgumentNullException | interfaceType is null. |
| T:System.InvalidOperationException | The current Type represents a generic type parameter; that is, IsGenericParameter is true. |
| T:System.NotSupportedException | The invoked method is not supported in the base class. Derived classes must provide an implementation. |
GetInterfaces()
When overridden in a derived class, gets all the interfaces implemented or inherited by the current Type.
Returns
An array of Type objects representing all the interfaces implemented or inherited by the current Type. -or- An empty array of type Type, if no interfaces are implemented or inherited by the current Type.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException | A static initializer is invoked and throws an exception. |
GetMember(string name)
Searches for the public members with the specified name.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| name | The String containing the name of the public members to get. |
Returns
An array of MemberInfo objects representing the public members with the specified name, if found; otherwise, an empty array.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.ArgumentNullException | name is null. |
GetMember(string name, BindingFlags bindingAttr)
Searches for the specified members, using the specified binding constraints.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| name | The String containing the name of the members to get. |
| bindingAttr | A bitmask comprised of one or more BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted. -or- Zero, to return an empty array. |
Returns
An array of MemberInfo objects representing the public members with the specified name, if found; otherwise, an empty array.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.ArgumentNullException | name is null. |
GetMember(string name, MemberTypes type, BindingFlags bindingAttr)
Searches for the specified members of the specified member type, using the specified binding constraints.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| name | The String containing the name of the members to get. |
| type | The MemberTypes value to search for. |
| bindingAttr | A bitmask comprised of one or more BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted. -or- Zero, to return an empty array. |
Returns
An array of MemberInfo objects representing the public members with the specified name, if found; otherwise, an empty array.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.ArgumentNullException | name is null. |
| T:System.NotSupportedException | A derived class must provide an implementation. |
GetMembers()
Returns all the public members of the current Type.
Returns
An array of MemberInfo objects representing all the public members of the current Type. -or- An empty array of type MemberInfo, if the current Type does not have public members.
GetMembers(BindingFlags bindingAttr)
When overridden in a derived class, searches for the members defined for the current Type, using the specified binding constraints.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| bindingAttr | A bitmask comprised of one or more BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted. -or- Zero, to return null. |
Returns
An array of MemberInfo objects representing all members defined for the current Type that match the specified binding constraints. -or- An empty array of type MemberInfo, if no members are defined for the current Type, or if none of the defined members match the binding constraints.
GetMethod(string name)
Searches for the public method with the specified name.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| name | The String containing the name of the public method to get. |
Returns
A MethodInfo object representing the public method with the specified name, if found; otherwise, null.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException | More than one method is found with the specified name. |
| T:System.ArgumentNullException | name is null. |
GetMethod(string name, BindingFlags bindingAttr)
Searches for the specified method, using the specified binding constraints.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| name | The String containing the name of the method to get. |
| bindingAttr | A bitmask comprised of one or more BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted. -or- Zero, to return null. |
Returns
A MethodInfo object representing the method that matches the specified requirements, if found; otherwise, null.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException | More than one method is found with the specified name and matching the specified binding constraints. |
| T:System.ArgumentNullException | name is null. |
GetMethod(string name, BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder binder, CallingConventions callConvention, Type[] types, ParameterModifier[] modifiers)
Searches for the specified method whose parameters match the specified argument types and modifiers, using the specified binding constraints and the specified calling convention.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| name | The String containing the name of the method to get. |
| bindingAttr | A bitmask comprised of one or more BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted. -or- Zero, to return null. |
| binder | A Binder object that defines a set of properties and enables binding, which can involve selection of an overloaded method, coercion of argument types, and invocation of a member through reflection. -or- null, to use the DefaultBinder. |
| callConvention | The CallingConventions object that specifies the set of rules to use regarding the order and layout of arguments, how the return value is passed, what registers are used for arguments, and how the stack is cleaned up. |
| types | An array of Type objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the method to get. -or- An empty array of Type objects (as provided by the EmptyTypes field) to get a method that takes no parameters. |
| modifiers | An array of ParameterModifier objects representing the attributes associated with the corresponding element in the types array. To be only used when calling through COM interop, and only parameters that are passed by reference are handled. The default binder does not process this parameter. |
Returns
A MethodInfo object representing the method that matches the specified requirements, if found; otherwise, null.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException | More than one method is found with the specified name and matching the specified binding constraints. |
| T:System.ArgumentNullException | name is null. -or- types is null. -or- One of the elements in types is null. |
| T:System.ArgumentException | types is multidimensional. -or- modifiers is multidimensional. |
GetMethod(string name, BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder binder, Type[] types, ParameterModifier[] modifiers)
Searches for the specified method whose parameters match the specified argument types and modifiers, using the specified binding constraints.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| name | The String containing the name of the method to get. |
| bindingAttr | A bitmask comprised of one or more BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted. -or- Zero, to return null. |
| binder | A Binder object that defines a set of properties and enables binding, which can involve selection of an overloaded method, coercion of argument types, and invocation of a member through reflection. -or- null, to use the DefaultBinder. |
| types | An array of Type objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the method to get. -or- An empty array of Type objects (as provided by the EmptyTypes field) to get a method that takes no parameters. |
| modifiers | An array of ParameterModifier objects representing the attributes associated with the corresponding element in the types array. To be only used when calling through COM interop, and only parameters that are passed by reference are handled. The default binder does not process this parameter. |
Returns
A MethodInfo object representing the method that matches the specified requirements, if found; otherwise, null.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException | More than one method is found with the specified name and matching the specified binding constraints. |
| T:System.ArgumentNullException | name is null. -or- types is null. -or- One of the elements in types is null. |
| T:System.ArgumentException | types is multidimensional. -or- modifiers is multidimensional. |
GetMethod(string name, Type[] types)
Searches for the specified public method whose parameters match the specified argument types.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| name | The String containing the name of the public method to get. |
| types | An array of Type objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the method to get. -or- An empty array of Type objects to get a method that takes no parameters. |
Returns
A MethodInfo object representing the public method whose parameters match the specified argument types, if found; otherwise, null.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException | More than one method is found with the specified name and specified parameters. |
| T:System.ArgumentNullException | name is null. -or- types is null. -or- One of the elements in types is null. |
| T:System.ArgumentException | types is multidimensional. |
GetMethod(string name, Type[] types, BindingFlags bindingAttr)
Searches for the specified method whose parameters match the specified argument types and modifiers, using the specified binding constraints.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| name | The String containing the name of the method to get. |
| types | An array of Type objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the method to get. -or- An empty array of Type objects (as provided by the EmptyTypes field) to get a method that takes no parameters. |
| bindingAttr | A bitmask comprised of one or more BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted. -or- Zero, to return null. |
Returns
A MethodInfo object representing the method that matches the specified requirements, if found; otherwise, null.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException | More than one method is found with the specified name and matching the specified binding constraints. |
| T:System.ArgumentNullException | name is null. -or- types is null. -or- One of the elements in types is null. |
| T:System.ArgumentException | types is multidimensional. |
GetMethod(string name, Type[] types, ParameterModifier[] modifiers)
Searches for the specified public method whose parameters match the specified argument types and modifiers.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| name | The String containing the name of the public method to get. |
| types | An array of Type objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the method to get. -or- An empty array of Type objects (as provided by the EmptyTypes field) to get a method that takes no parameters. |
| modifiers | An array of ParameterModifier objects representing the attributes associated with the corresponding element in the types array. To be only used when calling through COM interop, and only parameters that are passed by reference are handled. The default binder does not process this parameter. |
Returns
A MethodInfo object representing the public method that matches the specified requirements, if found; otherwise, null.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException | More than one method is found with the specified name and specified parameters. |
| T:System.ArgumentNullException | name is null. -or- types is null. -or- One of the elements in types is null. |
| T:System.ArgumentException | types is multidimensional. -or- modifiers is multidimensional. |
GetMethods()
Returns all the public methods of the current Type.
Returns
An array of MethodInfo objects representing all the public methods defined for the current Type. -or- An empty array of type MethodInfo, if no public methods are defined for the current Type.
GetMethods(BindingFlags bindingAttr)
When overridden in a derived class, searches for the methods defined for the current Type, using the specified binding constraints.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| bindingAttr | A bitmask comprised of one or more BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted. -or- Zero, to return null. |
Returns
An array of MethodInfo objects representing all methods defined for the current Type that match the specified binding constraints. -or- An empty array of type MethodInfo, if no methods are defined for the current Type, or if none of the defined methods match the binding constraints.
GetNestedType(string name)
Searches for the public nested type with the specified name.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| name | The string containing the name of the nested type to get. |
Returns
A Type object representing the public nested type with the specified name, if found; otherwise, null.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.ArgumentNullException | name is null. |
GetNestedType(string name, BindingFlags bindingAttr)
When overridden in a derived class, searches for the specified nested type, using the specified binding constraints.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| name | The string containing the name of the nested type to get. |
| bindingAttr | A bitmask comprised of one or more BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted. -or- Zero, to return null. |
Returns
A Type object representing the nested type that matches the specified requirements, if found; otherwise, null.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.ArgumentNullException | name is null. |
GetNestedTypes()
Returns the public types nested in the current Type.
Returns
An array of Type objects representing the public types nested in the current Type (the search is not recursive), or an empty array of type Type if no public types are nested in the current Type.
GetNestedTypes(BindingFlags bindingAttr)
When overridden in a derived class, searches for the types nested in the current Type, using the specified binding constraints.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| bindingAttr | A bitmask comprised of one or more BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted. -or- Zero, to return null. |
Returns
An array of Type objects representing all the types nested in the current Type that match the specified binding constraints (the search is not recursive), or an empty array of type Type, if no nested types are found that match the binding constraints.
GetProperties()
Returns all the public properties of the current Type.
Returns
An array of PropertyInfo objects representing all public properties of the current Type. -or- An empty array of type PropertyInfo, if the current Type does not have public properties.
GetProperties(BindingFlags bindingAttr)
When overridden in a derived class, searches for the properties of the current Type, using the specified binding constraints.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| bindingAttr | A bitmask comprised of one or more BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted. -or- Zero, to return null. |
Returns
An array of PropertyInfo objects representing all properties of the current Type that match the specified binding constraints. -or- An empty array of type PropertyInfo, if the current Type does not have properties, or if none of the properties match the binding constraints.
GetProperty(string name)
Searches for the public property with the specified name.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| name | The String containing the name of the public property to get. |
Returns
A PropertyInfo object representing the public property with the specified name, if found; otherwise, null.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException | More than one property is found with the specified name. See Remarks. |
| T:System.ArgumentNullException | name is null. |
GetProperty(string name, BindingFlags bindingAttr)
Searches for the specified property, using the specified binding constraints.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| name | The String containing the name of the property to get. |
| bindingAttr | A bitmask comprised of one or more BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted. -or- Zero, to return null. |
Returns
A PropertyInfo object representing the property that matches the specified requirements, if found; otherwise, null.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException | More than one property is found with the specified name and matching the specified binding constraints. See Remarks. |
| T:System.ArgumentNullException | name is null. |
GetProperty(string name, BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder binder, Type returnType, Type[] types, ParameterModifier[] modifiers)
Searches for the specified property whose parameters match the specified argument types and modifiers, using the specified binding constraints.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| name | The String containing the name of the property to get. |
| bindingAttr | A bitmask comprised of one or more BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted. -or- Zero, to return null. |
| binder | A Binder object that defines a set of properties and enables binding, which can involve selection of an overloaded method, coercion of argument types, and invocation of a member through reflection. -or- null, to use the DefaultBinder. |
| returnType | The return type of the property. |
| types | An array of Type objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the indexed property to get. -or- An empty array of the type Type (that is, Type[] types = new Type[0]) to get a property that is not indexed. |
| modifiers | An array of ParameterModifier objects representing the attributes associated with the corresponding element in the types array. The default binder does not process this parameter. |
Returns
A PropertyInfo object representing the property that matches the specified requirements, if found; otherwise, null.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException | More than one property is found with the specified name and matching the specified binding constraints. |
| T:System.ArgumentNullException | name is null. -or- types is null. |
| T:System.ArgumentException | types is multidimensional. -or- modifiers is multidimensional. -or- types and modifiers do not have the same length. |
| T:System.NullReferenceException | An element of types is null. |
GetProperty(string name, Type returnType)
Searches for the public property with the specified name and return type.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| name | The String containing the name of the public property to get. |
| returnType | The return type of the property. |
Returns
A PropertyInfo object representing the public property with the specified name, if found; otherwise, null.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException | More than one property is found with the specified name. |
| T:System.ArgumentNullException | name is null, or returnType is null. |
GetProperty(string name, Type returnType, Type[] types)
Searches for the specified public property whose parameters match the specified argument types.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| name | The String containing the name of the public property to get. |
| returnType | The return type of the property. |
| types | An array of Type objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the indexed property to get. -or- An empty array of the type Type (that is, Type[] types = new Type[0]) to get a property that is not indexed. |
Returns
A PropertyInfo object representing the public property whose parameters match the specified argument types, if found; otherwise, null.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException | More than one property is found with the specified name and matching the specified argument types. |
| T:System.ArgumentNullException | name is null. -or- types is null. |
| T:System.ArgumentException | types is multidimensional. |
| T:System.NullReferenceException | An element of types is null. |
GetProperty(string name, Type returnType, Type[] types, ParameterModifier[] modifiers)
Searches for the specified public property whose parameters match the specified argument types and modifiers.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| name | The String containing the name of the public property to get. |
| returnType | The return type of the property. |
| types | An array of Type objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the indexed property to get. -or- An empty array of the type Type (that is, Type[] types = new Type[0]) to get a property that is not indexed. |
| modifiers | An array of ParameterModifier objects representing the attributes associated with the corresponding element in the types array. The default binder does not process this parameter. |
Returns
A PropertyInfo object representing the public property that matches the specified requirements, if found; otherwise, null.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException | More than one property is found with the specified name and matching the specified argument types and modifiers. |
| T:System.ArgumentNullException | name is null. -or- types is null. |
| T:System.ArgumentException | types is multidimensional. -or- modifiers is multidimensional. -or- types and modifiers do not have the same length. |
| T:System.NullReferenceException | An element of types is null. |
InvokeMember(string name, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, object target, object[] args)
Invokes the specified member, using the specified binding constraints and matching the specified argument list.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| name | The String containing the name of the constructor, method, property, or field member to invoke. -or- An empty string (“”) to invoke the default member. -or- For IDispatch members, a string representing the DispID, for example “[DispID=3]“. |
| invokeAttr | A bitmask comprised of one or more BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted. The access can be one of the BindingFlags such as Public, NonPublic, Private, InvokeMethod, GetField, and so on. The type of lookup need not be specified. If the type of lookup is omitted, BindingFlags.Public |
| binder | A Binder object that defines a set of properties and enables binding, which can involve selection of an overloaded method, coercion of argument types, and invocation of a member through reflection. -or- null, to use the DefaultBinder. Note that explicitly defining a Binder object may be requird for successfully invoking method overloads with variable arguments. |
| target | The Object on which to invoke the specified member. |
| args | An array containing the arguments to pass to the member to invoke. |
Returns
An Object representing the return value of the invoked member.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.ArgumentNullException | invokeAttr contains CreateInstance and name is null. |
| T:System.ArgumentException | args is multidimensional. -or- invokeAttr is not a valid BindingFlags attribute. -or- invokeAttr does not contain one of the following binding flags: InvokeMethod, CreateInstance, GetField, SetField, GetProperty, or SetProperty. -or- invokeAttr contains CreateInstance combined with InvokeMethod, GetField, SetField, GetProperty, or SetProperty. -or- invokeAttr contains both GetField and SetField. -or- invokeAttr contains both GetProperty and SetProperty. -or- invokeAttr contains InvokeMethod combined with SetField or SetProperty. -or- invokeAttr contains SetField and args has more than one element. -or- This method is called on a COM object and one of the following binding flags was not passed in: BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, BindingFlags.GetProperty, BindingFlags.SetProperty, BindingFlags.PutDispProperty, or BindingFlags.PutRefDispProperty. -or- One of the named parameter arrays contains a string that is null. |
| T:System.MethodAccessException | The specified member is a class initializer. |
| T:System.MissingFieldException | The field or property cannot be found. |
| T:System.MissingMethodException | The method cannot be found. -or- The current Type object represents a type that contains open type parameters, that is, ContainsGenericParameters returns true. |
| T:System.Reflection.TargetException | The specified member cannot be invoked on target. |
| T:System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException | More than one method matches the binding criteria. |
| T:System.NotSupportedException | The .NET Compact Framework does not currently support this method. |
| T:System.InvalidOperationException | The method represented by name has one or more unspecified generic type parameters. That is, the method’sContainsGenericParameters property returns true. |
InvokeMember(string name, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, object target, object[] args, ParameterModifier[] modifiers, CultureInfo culture, string[] namedParameters)
When overridden in a derived class, invokes the specified member, using the specified binding constraints and matching the specified argument list, modifiers and culture.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| name | The String containing the name of the constructor, method, property, or field member to invoke. -or- An empty string (“”) to invoke the default member. -or- For IDispatch members, a string representing the DispID, for example “[DispID=3]“. |
| invokeAttr | A bitmask comprised of one or more BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted. The access can be one of the BindingFlags such as Public, NonPublic, Private, InvokeMethod, GetField, and so on. The type of lookup need not be specified. If the type of lookup is omitted, BindingFlags.Public |
| binder | A Binder object that defines a set of properties and enables binding, which can involve selection of an overloaded method, coercion of argument types, and invocation of a member through reflection. -or- null, to use the DefaultBinder. Note that explicitly defining a Binder object may be requird for successfully invoking method overloads with variable arguments. |
| target | The Object on which to invoke the specified member. |
| args | An array containing the arguments to pass to the member to invoke. |
| modifiers | An array of ParameterModifier objects representing the attributes associated with the corresponding element in the args array. A parameter’s associated attributes are stored in the member’s signature. The default binder processes this parameter only when calling a COM component. |
| culture | The CultureInfo object representing the globalization locale to use, which may be necessary for locale-specific conversions, such as converting a numeric String to a Double. -or- null to use the current thread’s CultureInfo. |
| namedParameters | An array containing the names of the parameters to which the values in the args array are passed. |
Returns
An Object representing the return value of the invoked member.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.ArgumentNullException | invokeAttr contains CreateInstance and name is null. |
| T:System.ArgumentException | args is multidimensional. -or- modifiers is multidimensional. -or- args and modifiers do not have the same length. -or- invokeAttr is not a valid BindingFlags attribute. -or- invokeAttr does not contain one of the following binding flags: InvokeMethod, CreateInstance, GetField, SetField, GetProperty, or SetProperty. -or- invokeAttr contains CreateInstance combined with InvokeMethod, GetField, SetField, GetProperty, or SetProperty. -or- invokeAttr contains both GetField and SetField. -or- invokeAttr contains both GetProperty and SetProperty. -or- invokeAttr contains InvokeMethod combined with SetField or SetProperty. -or- invokeAttr contains SetField and args has more than one element. -or- The named parameter array is larger than the argument array. -or- This method is called on a COM object and one of the following binding flags was not passed in: BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, BindingFlags.GetProperty, BindingFlags.SetProperty, BindingFlags.PutDispProperty, or BindingFlags.PutRefDispProperty. -or- One of the named parameter arrays contains a string that is null. |
| T:System.MethodAccessException | The specified member is a class initializer. |
| T:System.MissingFieldException | The field or property cannot be found. |
| T:System.MissingMethodException | The method cannot be found. -or- The current Type object represents a type that contains open type parameters, that is, ContainsGenericParameters returns true. |
| T:System.Reflection.TargetException | The specified member cannot be invoked on target. |
| T:System.Reflection.AmbiguousMatchException | More than one method matches the binding criteria. |
| T:System.InvalidOperationException | The method represented by name has one or more unspecified generic type parameters. That is, the method’sContainsGenericParameters property returns true. |
IsAssignableFrom(TypeInfo typeInfo)
The is assignable from.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| typeInfo | The type info. |
Returns
The is assignable from.
IsAssignableFrom(Type c)
Determines whether an instance of the current Type can be assigned from an instance of the specified Type.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| c | The Type to compare with the current Type. |
Returns
true if c and the current Type represent the same type, or if the current Type is in the inheritance hierarchy of c, or if the current Type is an interface that c implements, or if c is a generic type parameter and the current Type represents one of the constraints of c. false if none of these conditions are true, or if c is null.
IsDefined(Type attributeType, bool inherit)
When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether one or more instance of attributeType is applied to this member.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| attributeType | The Type object to which the custom attributes are applied. |
| inherit | Specifies whether to search this member’s inheritance chain to find the attributes. |
Returns
true if one or more instance of attributeType is applied to this member; otherwise false.
IsInstanceOfType(object o)
Determines whether the specified object is an instance of the current Type.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| o | The object to compare with the current Type. |
Returns
true if the current Type is in the inheritance hierarchy of the object represented by o, or if the current Type is an interface that o supports. false if neither of these conditions is the case, or if o is null, or if the current Type is an open generic type (that is, ContainsGenericParameters returns true).
IsSubclassOf(Type c)
Determines whether the class represented by the current Type derives from the class represented by the specified Type.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| c | The Type to compare with the current Type. |
Returns
true if the Type represented by the c parameter and the current Type represent classes, and the class represented by the current Type derives from the class represented by c; otherwise, false. This method also returns false if c and the current Type represent the same class.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.ArgumentNullException | The c parameter is null. |
MakeArrayType()
Returns a Type object representing a one-dimensional array of the current type, with a lower bound of zero.
Returns
A Type object representing a one-dimensional array of the current type, with a lower bound of zero.
MakeArrayType(int rank)
Returns a Type object representing an array of the current type, with the specified number of dimensions.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| rank | The number of dimensions for the array. |
Returns
A Type object representing an array of the current type, with the specified number of dimensions.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.IndexOutOfRangeException | rank is invalid. For example, 0 or negative. |
| T:System.NotSupportedException | The invoked method is not supported in the base class. |
MakeByRefType()
Returns a Type object that represents the current type when passed as a ref parameter (ByRef parameter in Visual Basic).
Returns
A Type object that represents the current type when passed as a ref parameter (ByRef parameter in Visual Basic).
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.NotSupportedException | The invoked method is not supported in the base class. |
MakeGenericType(Type[] typeArguments)
Substitutes the elements of an array of types for the type parameters of the current generic type definition and returns a Type object representing the resulting constructed type.
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| typeArguments | An array of types to be substituted for the type parameters of the current generic type. |
Returns
A Type representing the constructed type formed by substituting the elements of typeArguments for the type parameters of the current generic type.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.InvalidOperationException | The current type does not represent a generic type definition. That is, IsGenericTypeDefinition returns false. |
| T:System.ArgumentNullException | typeArguments is null. -or- Any element of typeArguments is null. |
| T:System.ArgumentException | The number of elements in typeArguments is not the same as the number of type parameters in the current generic type definition. -or- Any element of typeArguments does not satisfy the constraints specified for the corresponding type parameter of the current generic type. |
| T:System.NotSupportedException | The invoked method is not supported in the base class. Derived classes must provide an implementation. |
MakePointerType()
Returns a Type object that represents a pointer to the current type.
Returns
A Type object that represents a pointer to the current type.
Exceptions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| T:System.NotSupportedException | The invoked method is not supported in the base class. |
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