Discovers the attributes of a class constructor and provides access to constructor metadata.
Namespace:
System.Reflection
Assembly:
mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
<SerializableAttribute> _
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
<ClassInterfaceAttribute(ClassInterfaceType.None)> _
<PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, Name := "FullTrust")> _
Public MustInherit Class ConstructorInfo _
Inherits MethodBase _
Implements _ConstructorInfo
Dim instance As ConstructorInfo
[SerializableAttribute]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
[ClassInterfaceAttribute(ClassInterfaceType.None)]
[PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, Name = "FullTrust")]
public abstract class ConstructorInfo : MethodBase,
_ConstructorInfo
[SerializableAttribute]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
[ClassInterfaceAttribute(ClassInterfaceType::None)]
[PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction::InheritanceDemand, Name = L"FullTrust")]
public ref class ConstructorInfo abstract : public MethodBase,
_ConstructorInfo
public abstract class ConstructorInfo extends MethodBase implements _ConstructorInfo
ConstructorInfo is used to discover the attributes of a constructor as well as to invoke a constructor. Objects are created by calling Invoke on a ConstructorInfo returned by either the GetConstructors or GetConstructor method of a Type object.
Note: |
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ConstructorInfo inherits from MethodBase several members, such as IsGenericMethod, that can be used to examine generic methods. In the .NET Framework version 2.0 constructors cannot be generic, so these members return false or nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). |
Notes to Inheritors: When you inherit from ConstructorInfo, you must override the following member overload: Invoke(BindingFlags, Binder, array<Object>[]()[], CultureInfo).
The following example uses ConstructorInfo with GetConstructor and BindingFlags to find the constructors that match the specified search criteria.
Public Class MyClass1
Public Sub New(ByVal i As Integer)
End Sub
Public Shared Sub Main()
Try
Dim myType As Type = GetType(MyClass1)
Dim types(0) As Type
types(0) = GetType(Integer)
' Get the public instance constructor that takes an integer parameter.
Dim constructorInfoObj As ConstructorInfo = _
myType.GetConstructor(BindingFlags.Instance Or _
BindingFlags.Public, Nothing, _
CallingConventions.HasThis, types, Nothing)
If Not (constructorInfoObj Is Nothing) Then
Console.WriteLine("The constructor of MyClass1 that " + _
"is a public instance method and takes an " + _
"integer as a parameter is: ")
Console.WriteLine(constructorInfoObj.ToString())
Else
Console.WriteLine("The constructor MyClass1 that " + _
"is a public instance method and takes an " + _
"integer as a parameter is not available.")
End If
Catch e As ArgumentNullException
Console.WriteLine("ArgumentNullException: " + e.Message)
Catch e As ArgumentException
Console.WriteLine("ArgumentException: " + e.Message)
Catch e As SecurityException
Console.WriteLine("SecurityException: " + e.Message)
Catch e As Exception
Console.WriteLine("Exception: " + e.Message)
End Try
End Sub
End Class
using System;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Security;
public class MyClass1
{
public MyClass1(int i){}
public static void Main()
{
try
{
Type myType = typeof(MyClass1);
Type[] types = new Type[1];
types[0] = typeof(int);
// Get the public instance constructor that takes an integer parameter.
ConstructorInfo constructorInfoObj = myType.GetConstructor(
BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public, null,
CallingConventions.HasThis, types, null);
if(constructorInfoObj != null)
{
Console.WriteLine("The constructor of MyClass1 that is a public " +
"instance method and takes an integer as a parameter is: ");
Console.WriteLine(constructorInfoObj.ToString());
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("The constructor of MyClass1 that is a public instance " +
"method and takes an integer as a parameter is not available.");
}
}
catch(ArgumentNullException e)
{
Console.WriteLine("ArgumentNullException: " + e.Message);
}
catch(ArgumentException e)
{
Console.WriteLine("ArgumentException: " + e.Message);
}
catch(SecurityException e)
{
Console.WriteLine("SecurityException: " + e.Message);
}
catch(Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine("Exception: " + e.Message);
}
}
}
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Reflection;
using namespace System::Security;
public ref class MyClass1
{
public:
MyClass1( int i ){}
};
int main()
{
try
{
Type^ myType = MyClass1::typeid;
array<Type^>^types = gcnew array<Type^>(1);
types[ 0 ] = int::typeid;
// Get the public instance constructor that takes an integer parameter.
ConstructorInfo^ constructorInfoObj = myType->GetConstructor( static_cast<BindingFlags>(BindingFlags::Instance | BindingFlags::Public), nullptr, CallingConventions::HasThis, types, nullptr );
if ( constructorInfoObj != nullptr )
{
Console::WriteLine( "The constructor of MyClass1 that is a public instance method and takes an integer as a parameter is: " );
Console::WriteLine( constructorInfoObj );
}
else
{
Console::WriteLine( "The constructor of MyClass1 that is a public instance method and takes an integer as a parameter is not available." );
}
}
catch ( ArgumentNullException^ e )
{
Console::WriteLine( "ArgumentNullException: {0}", e->Message );
}
catch ( ArgumentException^ e )
{
Console::WriteLine( "ArgumentException: {0}", e->Message );
}
catch ( SecurityException^ e )
{
Console::WriteLine( "SecurityException: {0}", e->Message );
}
catch ( Exception^ e )
{
Console::WriteLine( "Exception: {0}", e->Message );
}
}
System..::.Object
System.Reflection..::.MemberInfo
System.Reflection..::.MethodBase
System.Reflection..::.ConstructorInfo
Microsoft.JScript..::.JSConstructor
System.Reflection.Emit..::.ConstructorBuilder
This type is thread safe.
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, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360, Zune
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
.NET Compact Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0
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