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Type.GetTypeFromHandle Method

.NET Framework 4

Gets the type referenced by the specified type handle.

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

public static Type GetTypeFromHandle(
	RuntimeTypeHandle handle
)

Parameters

handle: Type: System.RuntimeTypeHandle
The object that refers to the type.

Return Value

Type: System.Type
The type referenced by the specified RuntimeTypeHandle, or null if the Value property of handle is null.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
TargetInvocationException	A class initializer is invoked and throws an exception.

Remarks

The handles are valid only in the application domain in which they were obtained.

Examples

The following example uses the GetTypeFromHandle method to get a Type object from a RuntimeTypeHandle provided by the GetTypeHandle method.

C++


        MyClass1 myClass1 = new MyClass1();
	     // Get the type referenced by the specified type handle.
        Type myClass1Type = Type.GetTypeFromHandle(Type.GetTypeHandle(myClass1));
        Console.WriteLine("The Names of the Attributes :"+myClass1Type.Attributes);

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

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