Assembly.GetExportedTypes Method (System.Reflection)

.NET Framework Class Library

Assembly..::.GetExportedTypes Method

Gets the public types defined in this assembly that are visible outside the assembly.

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

Public Overridable Function GetExportedTypes As Type()

public virtual Type[] GetExportedTypes()

public:
virtual array<Type^>^ GetExportedTypes()

abstract GetExportedTypes : unit -> Type[] 
override GetExportedTypes : unit -> Type[]

Return Value

Type: array<System..::.Type>[]()[]
An array that represents the types defined in this assembly that are visible outside the assembly.

Implements

_Assembly..::.GetExportedTypes()()()

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
NotSupportedException	The assembly is a dynamic assembly.

Remarks

The only types visible outside an assembly are public types and public types nested within other public types.

Examples

The following code sample defines a number of classes with various access levels, and calls GetExportedTypes to display the ones that are visible from outside the assembly.


Imports System
Imports System.Reflection

Public Class Example
    Public Shared Sub Main()
        For Each t As Type In [Assembly].GetExecutingAssembly.GetExportedTypes()
            Console.WriteLine(t)
        Next
    End Sub
End Class

Public Class PublicClass
    Public Class PublicNestedClass
    End Class

    Protected Class ProtectedNestedClass
    End Class

    Friend Class FriendNestedClass
    End Class

    Private Class PrivateNestedClass
    End Class
End Class

Friend Class FriendClass
    Public Class PublicNestedClass
    End Class

    Protected Class ProtectedNestedClass
    End Class

    Friend Class FriendNestedClass
    End Class

    Private Class PrivateNestedClass
    End Class
End Class


using System;
using System.Reflection;

public class Example
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        foreach (Type t in Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetExportedTypes())
        {
            Console.WriteLine(t);
        }
    }
}

public class PublicClass
{
    public class PublicNestedClass {}

    protected class ProtectedNestedClass {}

    internal class FriendNestedClass {}

    private class PrivateNestedClass {}
}

internal class FriendClass
{
    public class PublicNestedClass {}

    protected class ProtectedNestedClass {}

    internal class FriendNestedClass {}

    private class PrivateNestedClass {}
}


using namespace System;
using namespace System::Reflection;

namespace ExportedClassExample
{
    public ref class Example sealed
    {
    private:
        Example() 
        {
        }

    public:
        void static EnumerateExportedTypes()
        {
            for each (Type^ exportedType in 
                Assembly::GetExecutingAssembly()->GetExportedTypes())
            {
                Console::WriteLine(exportedType);
            }
        }
    };

    public ref class PublicClass
    {
    public:
        ref class PublicNestedClass 
        { 
        };

    protected:
        ref class ProtectedNestedClass 
        { 
        };

    internal:
        ref class FriendNestedClass 
        { 
        };

    private:
        ref class PrivateNestedClass
        { 
        };
    };

    ref class FriendClass
    {
    public:
        ref class PublicNestedClass
        { 
        };

    protected:
        ref class ProtectedNestedClass 
        { 
        };

    internal:
        ref class FriendNestedClass 
        { 
        };

    private:
        ref class PrivateNestedClass 
        { 
        };
    };
}

int main()
{
    ExportedClassExample::Example::EnumerateExportedTypes();

    return 0;
}

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

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