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Type.GetTypeFromCLSID Method (Guid, String)

.NET Framework 4.5

Gets the type associated with the specified class identifier (CLSID) from the specified server.

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

public static Type GetTypeFromCLSID(
	Guid clsid,
	string server
)

Parameters

clsid: Type: System.Guid
The CLSID of the type to get.

server: Type: System.String
The server from which to load the type. If the server name is null, this method automatically reverts to the local machine.

Return Value

Type: System.Type
System.__ComObject regardless of whether the CLSID is valid.

Examples

The following example retrieves the type associated with the CLSID from the local host.

C++

// Create a GUID.
Guid myGuid2 = new Guid("00020812-0000-0000-c000-000000000046");
// Get the type associated with the CLSID 
// from the local host.
Type myType2 =Type.GetTypeFromCLSID(myGuid2, ".");
Console.WriteLine("The GUID associated with myType2 is {0}.", myType2.GUID);
Console.WriteLine("The type of the GUID is {0}.", myType2.ToString());

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

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

Reference

Type Class

GetTypeFromCLSID Overload

System Namespace

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