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Assembly.GetExportedTypes Method

.NET Framework 4

Other Versions

Gets the public types defined in this assembly that are visible outside the assembly.

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

Syntax

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public virtual Type[] GetExportedTypes()

Return Value

Type: System.Type[]
An array that represents the types defined in this assembly that are visible outside the assembly.

Implements

_Assembly.GetExportedTypes()

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
NotSupportedException	The assembly is a dynamic assembly.

Remarks

The only types visible outside an assembly are public types and public types nested within other public types.

Examples

The following code sample defines a number of classes with various access levels, and calls GetExportedTypes to display the ones that are visible from outside the assembly.

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using System;
using System.Reflection;

public class Example
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        foreach (Type t in Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetExportedTypes())
        {
            Console.WriteLine(t);
        }
    }
}

public class PublicClass
{
    public class PublicNestedClass {}

    protected class ProtectedNestedClass {}

    internal class FriendNestedClass {}

    private class PrivateNestedClass {}
}

internal class FriendClass
{
    public class PublicNestedClass {}

    protected class ProtectedNestedClass {}

    internal class FriendNestedClass {}

    private class PrivateNestedClass {}
}

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

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

Assembly Class

System.Reflection Namespace

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FAQ

SecurityException

In my partial-trust AppDomain I'm getting an exception from this method that says: "Request for the permission of type 'System.Security.Permissions.SecurityPermission...' failed." How do I add the necessary permission to call GetExportedTypes() when creating my AppDomain?

History

1/22/2012
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