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Marshal.GenerateGuidForType Method

.NET Framework 4

Returns the globally unique identifier (GUID) for the specified type, or generates a GUID using the algorithm used by the Type Library Exporter (Tlbexp.exe).

Namespace: System.Runtime.InteropServices
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

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public static Guid GenerateGuidForType(
	Type type
)

Parameters

type: Type: System.Type
The type to generate a GUID for.

Return Value

Type: System.Guid
An identifier for the specified type.

Remarks

If the type has a GUID in the metadata, it is returned. Otherwise, a GUID is automatically generated. You can use this method to programmatically determine the COM GUID for any managed type, including COM-invisible types. Class interfaces are the only exception because they do not correspond to a managed type. GenerateGuidForType provides the same functionality as the Type.GUID property.

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

.NET Framework Security

SecurityCriticalAttribute
requires full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted or transparent code.

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

Marshal Class

System.Runtime.InteropServices Namespace

GUID

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