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.NET Framework Class Library
Type..::.ReflectedType Property

Gets the class object that was used to obtain this member.

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
Public Overrides ReadOnly Property ReflectedType As Type
public override Type ReflectedType { get; }
public:
virtual property Type^ ReflectedType {
	Type^ get () override;
}
abstract ReflectedType : Type
override ReflectedType : Type

Property Value

Type: System..::.Type
The Type object through which this Type object was obtained.

Implements

_Type..::.ReflectedType
_MemberInfo..::.ReflectedType
Remarks

For Type objects, the value of this property is always the same as the value of the DeclaringType property.

Examples

This example displays the reflected type of a nested class.


Imports System
Imports System.Reflection

Public MustInherit Class MyClassA

    Public MustInherit Class MyClassB

    End Class

    Public Shared Sub Main()
        Console.WriteLine("Reflected type of MyClassB is {0}", _
           GetType(MyClassB).ReflectedType)
	'Outputs MyClassA, the enclosing type.
    End Sub
End Class


using System;
using System.Reflection;

public abstract class MyClassA
{

    public abstract class MyClassB 
    {
    }

    public static void Main(string[] args) 
    { 
        Console.WriteLine("Reflected type of MyClassB is {0}",
            typeof(MyClassB).ReflectedType); //outputs MyClassA, the enclosing class
    }
}


using namespace System;
using namespace System::Reflection;

public ref class MyClassA abstract
{
public:
   ref class MyClassB abstract
   {

   };

};

int main()
{
   Console::WriteLine( "Reflected type of MyClassB is {0}", MyClassA::MyClassB::typeid->ReflectedType );
   //Outputs MyClassA, the enclosing type.
}

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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