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.NET Framework Class Library
Type..::.GetTypeHandle Method

Gets the handle for the Type of a specified object.

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
Public Shared Function GetTypeHandle ( _
	o As Object _
) As RuntimeTypeHandle
public static RuntimeTypeHandle GetTypeHandle(
	Object o
)
public:
static RuntimeTypeHandle GetTypeHandle(
	Object^ o
)
static member GetTypeHandle : 
        o:Object -> RuntimeTypeHandle 

Parameters

o
Type: System..::.Object
The object for which to get the type handle.

Return Value

Type: System..::.RuntimeTypeHandle
The handle for the Type of the specified Object.
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullException

o is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

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

Examples

The following example defines the class MyClass1, gets an instance of it, and retrieves the runtime handle of the object.


Imports System
Imports System.Reflection

Public Class MyClass1
    Private x As Integer = 0

    Public Function MyMethod() As Integer
        Return x
    End Function 'MyMethod
End Class 

Public Class MyClass2

    Public Shared Sub Main()
        Dim myClass1 As New MyClass1()

        ' Get the RuntimeTypeHandle from an object.
        Dim myRTHFromObject As RuntimeTypeHandle = Type.GetTypeHandle(myClass1)
        ' Get the RuntimeTypeHandle from a type.
        Dim myRTHFromType As RuntimeTypeHandle = GetType(MyClass1).TypeHandle

        Console.WriteLine(vbLf & "myRTHFromObject.Value:  {0}", _
            myRTHFromObject.Value)
        Console.WriteLine("myRTHFromObject.GetType():  {0}", _
            myRTHFromObject.GetType())
        Console.WriteLine("Get the type back from the handle...")
        Console.WriteLine("Type.GetTypeFromHandle(myRTHFromObject):  {0}", _
            Type.GetTypeFromHandle(myRTHFromObject))

        Console.WriteLine(vbLf & "myRTHFromObject.Equals(myRTHFromType):  {0}", _
            myRTHFromObject.Equals(myRTHFromType))

        Console.WriteLine(vbLf & "myRTHFromType.Value:  {0}", _
            myRTHFromType.Value)
        Console.WriteLine("myRTHFromType.GetType():  {0}", _
            myRTHFromType.GetType())
        Console.WriteLine("Get the type back from the handle...")
        Console.WriteLine("Type.GetTypeFromHandle(myRTHFromType):  {0}", _
            Type.GetTypeFromHandle(myRTHFromType))
    End Sub 
End Class 

' This code example produces output similar to the following:
'
'myRTHFromObject.Value:  7549720
'myRTHFromObject.GetType():  System.RuntimeTypeHandle
'Get the type back from the handle...
'Type.GetTypeFromHandle(myRTHFromObject):  MyClass1
'
'myRTHFromObject.Equals(myRTHFromType):  True
'
'myRTHFromType.Value:  7549720
'myRTHFromType.GetType():  System.RuntimeTypeHandle
'Get the type back from the handle...
'Type.GetTypeFromHandle(myRTHFromType):  MyClass1


using System;
using System.Reflection;

public class MyClass1
{
    private int x=0;
    public int MyMethod()
    {
        return x;
    }
}

public class MyClass2
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        MyClass1 myClass1 = new MyClass1();

        // Get the RuntimeTypeHandle from an object.
        RuntimeTypeHandle myRTHFromObject = Type.GetTypeHandle(myClass1);
        // Get the RuntimeTypeHandle from a type.
        RuntimeTypeHandle myRTHFromType = typeof(MyClass1).TypeHandle;

        Console.WriteLine("\nmyRTHFromObject.Value:  {0}", myRTHFromObject.Value);
        Console.WriteLine("myRTHFromObject.GetType():  {0}", myRTHFromObject.GetType());
        Console.WriteLine("Get the type back from the handle...");
        Console.WriteLine("Type.GetTypeFromHandle(myRTHFromObject):  {0}", 
            Type.GetTypeFromHandle(myRTHFromObject));

        Console.WriteLine("\nmyRTHFromObject.Equals(myRTHFromType):  {0}", 
            myRTHFromObject.Equals(myRTHFromType));

        Console.WriteLine("\nmyRTHFromType.Value:  {0}", myRTHFromType.Value);
        Console.WriteLine("myRTHFromType.GetType():  {0}", myRTHFromType.GetType());
        Console.WriteLine("Get the type back from the handle...");
        Console.WriteLine("Type.GetTypeFromHandle(myRTHFromType):  {0}", 
            Type.GetTypeFromHandle(myRTHFromType));
    }
}

/* This code example produces output similar to the following:

myRTHFromObject.Value:  799464
myRTHFromObject.GetType():  System.RuntimeTypeHandle
Get the type back from the handle...
Type.GetTypeFromHandle(myRTHFromObject):  MyClass1

myRTHFromObject.Equals(myRTHFromType):  True

myRTHFromType.Value:  799464
myRTHFromType.GetType():  System.RuntimeTypeHandle
Get the type back from the handle...
Type.GetTypeFromHandle(myRTHFromType):  MyClass1
 */


using namespace System;
using namespace System::Reflection;

public ref class MyClass1
{
private:
    int x;

public:
    int MyMethod()
    {
        return x;
    }
};

int main()
{
    MyClass1^ myClass1 = gcnew MyClass1;

    // Get the RuntimeTypeHandle from an object.
    RuntimeTypeHandle myRTHFromObject = Type::GetTypeHandle( myClass1 );

    // Get the RuntimeTypeHandle from a type.
    RuntimeTypeHandle myRTHFromType = MyClass1::typeid->TypeHandle;

    Console::WriteLine( "\nmyRTHFromObject.Value:  {0}", myRTHFromObject.Value );
    Console::WriteLine( "myRTHFromObject.GetType():  {0}", myRTHFromObject.GetType() );
    Console::WriteLine( "Get the type back from the handle..." );
    Console::WriteLine( "Type::GetTypeFromHandle(myRTHFromObject):  {0}", 
        Type::GetTypeFromHandle(myRTHFromObject) );

    Console::WriteLine( "\nmyRTHFromObject.Equals(myRTHFromType):  {0}", 
        myRTHFromObject.Equals(myRTHFromType) );

    Console::WriteLine( "\nmyRTHFromType.Value:  {0}", myRTHFromType.Value );
    Console::WriteLine( "myRTHFromType.GetType():  {0}", myRTHFromType.GetType() );
    Console::WriteLine( "Get the type back from the handle..." );
    Console::WriteLine( "Type::GetTypeFromHandle(myRTHFromType):  {0}", 
        Type::GetTypeFromHandle(myRTHFromType) );
}

/* This code example produces output similar to the following:

myRTHFromObject.Value:  3295832
myRTHFromObject.GetType():  System.RuntimeTypeHandle
Get the type back from the handle...
Type::GetTypeFromHandle(myRTHFromObject):  MyClass1

myRTHFromObject.Equals(myRTHFromType):  True

myRTHFromType.Value:  3295832
myRTHFromType.GetType():  System.RuntimeTypeHandle
Get the type back from the handle...
Type::GetTypeFromHandle(myRTHFromType):  MyClass1
 */

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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