Assembly.GetAssembly Method (System.Reflection)

.NET Framework Class Library

Assembly..::.GetAssembly Method

Gets the currently loaded assembly in which the specified class is defined.

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

Public Shared Function GetAssembly ( _
	type As Type _
) As Assembly

public static Assembly GetAssembly(
	Type type
)

public:
static Assembly^ GetAssembly(
	Type^ type
)

static member GetAssembly : 
        type:Type -> Assembly

Parameters

type: Type: System..::.Type
An object representing a class in the assembly that will be returned.

Return Value

Type: System.Reflection..::.Assembly
The assembly in which the specified class is defined.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	type is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

In order to call this method, you must have a Type object, which means that the assembly in which the class is defined must already be loaded.

Examples

The following example retrieves the assembly of a specified class.


    Dim SampleAssembly As [Assembly]
    ' Instantiate a target object.
    Dim Integer1 As New Int32()
    Dim Type1 As Type
    ' Set the Type instance to the target class type.
    Type1 = Integer1.GetType()
    ' Instantiate an Assembly class to the assembly housing the Integer type.  
    SampleAssembly = [Assembly].GetAssembly(Integer1.GetType())
    ' Gets the location of the assembly using file: protocol.
    Console.WriteLine(("CodeBase=" + SampleAssembly.CodeBase))
End Sub


Assembly SampleAssembly;
// Instantiate a target object.
Int32 Integer1 = new Int32();
Type Type1;
// Set the Type instance to the target class type.
Type1 = Integer1.GetType();
// Instantiate an Assembly class to the assembly housing the Integer type.  
SampleAssembly = Assembly.GetAssembly(Integer1.GetType());
// Gets the location of the assembly using file: protocol.
Console.WriteLine("CodeBase=" + SampleAssembly.CodeBase);


Assembly^ SampleAssembly;
// Instantiate a target object.
Int32 Integer1(0);
Type^ Type1;
// Set the Type instance to the target class type.
Type1 = Integer1.GetType();
// Instantiate an Assembly class to the assembly housing the Integer type.  
SampleAssembly = Assembly::GetAssembly( Integer1.GetType() );
// Gets the location of the assembly using file: protocol.
Console::WriteLine( "CodeBase= {0}", SampleAssembly->CodeBase );

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

.NET Framework Security

ReflectionPermission
when invoked late-bound through mechanisms such as Type..::.InvokeMember. Associated enumeration: ReflectionPermissionFlag..::.MemberAccess

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.

Reference

Assembly Class

System.Reflection Namespace