Gets the currently loaded assembly in which the specified class is defined.
Namespace:
System.Reflection
Assembly:
mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared Function GetAssembly ( _
type As Type _
) As Assembly
Dim type As Type
Dim returnValue As [Assembly]
returnValue = Assembly.GetAssembly(type)
public static Assembly GetAssembly(
Type type
)
public:
static Assembly^ GetAssembly(
Type^ type
)
public static function GetAssembly(
type : Type
) : Assembly
Parameters
- type
- Type: System..::.Type
A Type object representing a class in the assembly that will be returned.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|
| ArgumentNullException |
type is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). |
In order to call this method, you must have a Type object, which means that the assembly in which the class is defined must already be loaded.
The following example retrieves the assembly of a specified class.
Dim SampleAssembly As [Assembly]
' Instantiate a target object.
Dim Integer1 As New Int32()
Dim Type1 As Type
' Set the Type instance to the target class type.
Type1 = Integer1.GetType()
' Instantiate an Assembly class to the assembly housing the Integer type.
SampleAssembly = [Assembly].GetAssembly(Integer1.GetType())
' Gets the location of the assembly using file: protocol.
Console.WriteLine(("CodeBase=" + SampleAssembly.CodeBase))
End Sub
Assembly SampleAssembly;
// Instantiate a target object.
Int32 Integer1 = new Int32();
Type Type1;
// Set the Type instance to the target class type.
Type1 = Integer1.GetType();
// Instantiate an Assembly class to the assembly housing the Integer type.
SampleAssembly = Assembly.GetAssembly(Integer1.GetType());
// Gets the location of the assembly using file: protocol.
Console.WriteLine("CodeBase=" + SampleAssembly.CodeBase);
Assembly^ SampleAssembly;
// Instantiate a target object.
Int32 Integer1(0);
Type^ Type1;
// Set the Type instance to the target class type.
Type1 = Integer1.GetType();
// Instantiate an Assembly class to the assembly housing the Integer type.
SampleAssembly = Assembly::GetAssembly( Integer1.GetType() );
// Gets the location of the assembly using file: protocol.
Console::WriteLine( "CodeBase= {0}", SampleAssembly->CodeBase );
var SampleAssembly : Assembly;
// Instantiate a target object.
var Integer1 : Int32 = 0;
var Type1 : Type;
// Set the Type instance to the target class type.
Type1 = Integer1.GetType();
// Instantiate an Assembly class to the assembly housing the Integer type.
SampleAssembly = Assembly.GetAssembly(Integer1.GetType());
// Gets the location of the assembly using file: protocol.
Console.WriteLine("CodeBase=" + SampleAssembly.CodeBase);
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
Reference