.NET Framework Class Library
FieldInfo..::.GetValue Method

When overridden in a derived class, returns the value of a field supported by a given object.

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

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public MustOverride Function GetValue ( _
    obj As Object _
) As Object
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As FieldInfo
Dim obj As Object
Dim returnValue As Object

returnValue = instance.GetValue(obj)
C#
public abstract Object GetValue(
    Object obj
)
Visual C++
public:
virtual Object^ GetValue(
    Object^ obj
) abstract
JScript
public abstract function GetValue(
    obj : Object
) : Object

Parameters

obj
Type: System..::.Object
The object whose field value will be returned.

Return Value

Type: System..::.Object
An object containing the value of the field reflected by this instance.

Implements

_FieldInfo..::.GetValue(Object)
Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
TargetException

The field is non-static and obj is nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

NotSupportedException

A field is marked literal, but the field does not have one of the accepted literal types.

FieldAccessException

The caller does not have permission to access this field.

ArgumentException

The method is neither declared nor inherited by the class of obj.

Remarks

If the field is static, obj is ignored. For non-static fields, obj should be an instance of a class that inherits or declares the field. Note that the return type of GetValue is Object. For example, if the field holds a Boolean primitive value, an instance of Object with the appropriate Boolean value is returned. Before returning the value, GetValue checks to see if the user has access permission.

NoteNote:

Access restrictions are ignored for fully trusted code. That is, private constructors, methods, fields, and properties can be accessed and invoked through reflection whenever the code is fully trusted.

NoteNote:

Starting with the .NET Framework version 2.0 Service Pack 1, this method can be used to access non-public members if the caller has been granted ReflectionPermission with the ReflectionPermissionFlag..::.RestrictedMemberAccess flag and if the grant set of the non-public members is restricted to the caller’s grant set, or a subset thereof. (See Security Considerations for Reflection.)

To use this functionality, your application should target the .NET Framework version 3.5. For more information, see .NET Framework 3.5 Architecture.

Examples

Visual Basic
' The following example demonstrates getting
' a field value directly, without having an object,
' by defining it as a static field.
Imports System
Imports System.Reflection

Class [MyClass]
    Public Shared val As [String] = "test"
    Public Shared Sub Main()
        Dim myf As FieldInfo = GetType([MyClass]).GetField("val")
        Console.WriteLine(myf.GetValue(Nothing))
        val = "hi"
        Console.WriteLine(myf.GetValue(Nothing))
    End Sub 'Main
End Class '[MyClass]
C#
// The following example demonstrates getting
// a field value directly, without having an object,
// by defining it as a static field.

using System;
using System.Reflection;

class MyClass
{
    public static String val = "test";
    public static void Main()
    {
        FieldInfo myf = typeof(MyClass).GetField("val");
        Console.WriteLine(myf.GetValue(null));
        val = "hi";
        Console.WriteLine(myf.GetValue(null));
    }
}
Visual C++
// The following example demonstrates getting
// a field value directly, without having an object,
// by defining it as a static field.
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Reflection;

ref class MyClass
{
public:
   static String^ val = "test";
};

int main()
{
   FieldInfo^ myf = MyClass::typeid->GetField( "val" );
   Console::WriteLine( myf->GetValue( nullptr ) );
   MyClass::val = "hi";
   Console::WriteLine( myf->GetValue( nullptr ) );
}

The following example retrieves the fields of MyClass and displays the field values.

Visual Basic
Imports System
Imports System.Reflection
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic

Public Class MyClass1
    Public myFieldA As String
    Public myFieldB As String

    Public Sub New()
        myFieldA = "A public field"
        myFieldB = "Another public field"
    End Sub 'New
End Class 'MyClass1

Public Class FieldInfo_GetValue

    Public Shared Sub Main()
        Dim myInstance As New MyClass1()
        ' Get the type of MyClass1.
        Dim myType As Type = GetType(MyClass1)
        Try
            ' Get the FieldInfo of MyClass1.
            Dim myFields As FieldInfo() = myType.GetFields((BindingFlags.Public Or BindingFlags.Instance))
            ' Display the values of the fields.
            Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.NewLine & "Displaying the values of the fields of {0}." & ControlChars.NewLine, myType.ToString())
            Dim i As Integer
            For i = 0 To myFields.Length - 1
                Console.WriteLine("The value of the field {0} is: {1}", myFields(i).Name, myFields(i).GetValue(myInstance))
            Next i
        Catch e As FieldAccessException
            Console.WriteLine("FieldAccessException : {0}", e.Message.ToString())
        Catch e As TargetException
            Console.WriteLine("TargetException : {0}", e.Message.ToString())
        Catch e As ExecutionEngineException
            Console.WriteLine("ExecutionEngineException : {0}", e.Message.ToString())
        Catch e As MemberAccessException
            Console.WriteLine("MemberAccessException : {0}", e.Message.ToString())
        Catch e As Exception
            Console.WriteLine("Exception : {0}", e.Message.ToString())
        End Try
    End Sub 'Main
End Class 'FieldInfo_GetValue
C#
using System;
using System.Reflection;

public class MyClass
{
    public string myFieldA;
    public string myFieldB; 
    public MyClass()
    {
        myFieldA = "A public field";
        myFieldB = "Another public field";
    }
}

public class FieldInfo_GetValue
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        MyClass myInstance = new MyClass();
        // Get the type of MyClass.
        Type myType = typeof(MyClass);
        try
        {
            // Get the FieldInfo of MyClass.
            FieldInfo[] myFields = myType.GetFields(BindingFlags.Public 
                | BindingFlags.Instance);
            // Display the values of the fields.
            Console.WriteLine("\nDisplaying the values of the fields of {0}.\n",
                myType);
            for(int i = 0; i < myFields.Length; i++)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("The value of {0} is: {1}",
                    myFields[i].Name, myFields[i].GetValue(myInstance));
            }
        }  
        catch(FieldAccessException e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("FieldAccessException : {0}", e.Message);
        }
        catch(TargetException e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("TargetException : {0}", e.Message);
        }
        catch(ExecutionEngineException e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("ExecutionEngineException : {0}", e.Message);
        }
        catch(MemberAccessException e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("MemberAccessException : {0}", e.Message);
        }
        catch(Exception e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Exception : {0}", e.Message);
        }
    }
}
Visual C++
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Reflection;

public ref class MyClass
{
public:
   String^ myFieldA;
   String^ myFieldB;
   MyClass()
   {
      myFieldA = "A public field";
      myFieldB = "Another public field";
   }
};

int main()
{
   MyClass^ myInstance = gcnew MyClass;

   // Get the type of MyClass.
   Type^ myType = MyClass::typeid;
   try
   {
      // Get the FieldInfo of MyClass.
      array<FieldInfo^>^myFields = myType->GetFields( static_cast<BindingFlags>(BindingFlags::Public | BindingFlags::Instance) );

      // Display the values of the fields.
      Console::WriteLine( "\nDisplaying the values of the fields of {0}.\n", myType );
      for ( int i = 0; i < myFields->Length; i++ )
      {
         Console::WriteLine( "The value of {0} is: {1}", myFields[ i ]->Name, myFields[ i ]->GetValue( myInstance ) );

      }
   }
   catch ( FieldAccessException^ e ) 
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "FieldAccessException : {0}", e->Message );
   }
   catch ( TargetException^ e ) 
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "TargetException : {0}", e->Message );
   }
   catch ( ExecutionEngineException^ e ) 
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "ExecutionEngineException : {0}", e->Message );
   }
   catch ( MemberAccessException^ e ) 
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "MemberAccessException : {0}", e->Message );
   }
   catch ( Exception^ e ) 
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "Exception : {0}", e->Message );
   }
}
.NET Framework Security

Platforms

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.
Version Information

.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
See Also

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