MethodInfo Class (System.Reflection)

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MethodInfo Class

Discovers the attributes of a method and provides access to method metadata.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<SerializableAttribute> _
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
<ClassInterfaceAttribute(ClassInterfaceType.None)> _
Public MustInherit Class MethodInfo
    Inherits MethodBase
    Implements _MethodInfo

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As MethodInfo

[SerializableAttribute] 
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)] 
[ClassInterfaceAttribute(ClassInterfaceType.None)] 
public abstract class MethodInfo : MethodBase, _MethodInfo

C++

[SerializableAttribute] 
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)] 
[ClassInterfaceAttribute(ClassInterfaceType::None)] 
public ref class MethodInfo abstract : public MethodBase, _MethodInfo

/** @attribute SerializableAttribute() */ 
/** @attribute ComVisibleAttribute(true) */ 
/** @attribute ClassInterfaceAttribute(ClassInterfaceType.None) */ 
public abstract class MethodInfo extends MethodBase implements _MethodInfo

JScript

SerializableAttribute 
ComVisibleAttribute(true) 
ClassInterfaceAttribute(ClassInterfaceType.None) 
public abstract class MethodInfo extends MethodBase implements _MethodInfo

Remarks

Instances of MethodInfo are obtained by calling the GetMethods or GetMethod method of a Type object or of an object that derives from Type, or by calling the MakeGenericMethod method of a MethodInfo that represents a generic method definition.

For a list of the invariant conditions for terms specific to generic methods, see the IsGenericMethod property. For a list of the invariant conditions for other terms used in generic reflection, see the IsGenericType property.

Notes to Inheritors When you inherit from MethodInfo, you must override MethodInfo.GetBaseDefinition, MethodInfo.ReturnType, MethodInfo.ReturnTypeCustomAttributes, MethodBase.GetParameters, MethodBase.GetMethodImplementationFlags, MethodBase.MethodHandle, MethodBase.Attributes, MethodBase.Invoke, MemberInfo.Name, MemberInfo.MemberType, MemberInfo.DeclaringType, MemberInfo.ReflectedType, MemberInfo.GetCustomAttributes, MemberInfo.GetCustomAttributes, and MemberInfo.IsDefined.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   System.Reflection.MemberInfo
     System.Reflection.MethodBase
      System.Reflection.MethodInfo
         Microsoft.JScript.JSMethod
         Microsoft.JScript.JSMethodInfo
         System.Reflection.Emit.DynamicMethod
         System.Reflection.Emit.MethodBuilder

Thread Safety

This type is safe for multithreaded operations.

Platforms

Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.0

Reference

MethodInfo Members
System.Reflection Namespace
System.Type.GetMethods
System.Type.GetMethod
IsGenericMethod