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TypeDescriptor.GetReflectionType Method (Type)

.NET Framework 4

Other Versions

Returns a Type that can be used to perform reflection, given a class type.

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

Syntax

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public static Type GetReflectionType(
	Type type
)

Parameters

type: Type: System.Type
The Type of the target component.

Return Value

Type: System.Type
A Type of the specified class.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	type is null.

Remarks

The GetReflectionType method is a low-level version of the GetTypeDescriptor method. GetReflectionType is typically used to perform standard reflection against a class when no custom type descriptor can be located for it.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.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

TypeDescriptor Class

GetReflectionType Overload

System.ComponentModel Namespace

GetTypeDescriptor

GetClassName

GetComponentName

GetProvider

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