Type.GetProperties Method

Gets the properties of the current Type.

Overload List

Returns all the public properties of the current Type.

Supported by the .NET Compact Framework.

[Visual Basic] Overloads Public Function GetProperties() As PropertyInfo()

[C#] public PropertyInfo[] GetProperties();

[C++] public: PropertyInfo* GetProperties() [];

[JScript] public function GetProperties() : PropertyInfo[];

When overridden in a derived class, searches for the properties of the current Type, using the specified binding constraints.

Supported by the .NET Compact Framework.

[Visual Basic] Overloads Public MustOverride Function GetProperties(BindingFlags) As PropertyInfo() Implements IReflect.GetProperties

[C#] public abstract PropertyInfo[] GetProperties(BindingFlags);

[C++] public: virtual PropertyInfo* GetProperties(BindingFlags) [] = 0;

[JScript] public abstract function GetProperties(BindingFlags) : PropertyInfo[];

Example

[Visual Basic, C#, C++] The following example creates two public properties and one protected property and displays information for the properties that match the specified binding constraints.

[Visual Basic, C#, C++] Note   This example shows how to use one of the overloaded versions of GetProperties. For other examples that might be available, see the individual overload topics.

[Visual Basic] 
Imports System
Imports System.Reflection
Imports System.Reflection.Emit
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic

' Create a class having three properties.
Public Class MyTypeClass
    Public ReadOnly Property MyProperty1() As [String]
        Get
            Return "hello"
        End Get
    End Property
    Public ReadOnly Property MyProperty2() As [String]
        Get
            Return "hello"
        End Get
    End Property
    Protected ReadOnly Property MyProperty3() As [String]
        Get
            Return "hello"
        End Get
    End Property
End Class 'MyTypeClass

Public Class TypeMain
    Public Shared Sub Main()
        Dim myType As Type = GetType(MyTypeClass)
        ' Get the public properties.
        Dim myPropertyInfo As PropertyInfo() = myType.GetProperties((BindingFlags.Public Or BindingFlags.Instance))
        Console.WriteLine("The number of public properties is {0}.", myPropertyInfo.Length.ToString())
        ' Display the public properties.
        DisplayPropertyInfo(myPropertyInfo)
        ' Get the nonpublic properties.
        Dim myPropertyInfo1 As PropertyInfo() = myType.GetProperties((BindingFlags.NonPublic Or BindingFlags.Instance))
        Console.WriteLine("The number of protected properties is {0}.", myPropertyInfo1.Length.ToString())
        ' Display the nonpublic properties.
        DisplayPropertyInfo(myPropertyInfo1)
    End Sub 'Main

    Public Shared Sub DisplayPropertyInfo(ByVal myPropertyInfo() As PropertyInfo)
        ' Display the information for all properties.
        Dim i As Integer
        For i = 0 To myPropertyInfo.Length - 1
            Dim myPropInfo As PropertyInfo = CType(myPropertyInfo(i), PropertyInfo)
            Console.WriteLine("The property name is {0}.", myPropInfo.Name.ToString())
            Console.WriteLine("The property type is {0}.", myPropInfo.PropertyType.ToString())
        Next i
    End Sub 'DisplayPropertyInfo
End Class 'TypeMain 

[C#] 

using System;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Reflection.Emit;

// Create a class having three properties.
public class MyTypeClass
{
    public String MyProperty1
    {
        get 
        {
            return "hello";
        }
    }
    public String MyProperty2 
    {
        get 
        {
            return "hello";
        }
    }
    protected String MyProperty3
    {
        get
        {
            return "hello";
        }
    }
}

public class TypeMain
{
    public static void Main() 
    {
        Type myType =(typeof(MyTypeClass));
        // Get the public properties.
        PropertyInfo[] myPropertyInfo = myType.GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public|BindingFlags.Instance);
        Console.WriteLine("The mumber of public properties is {0}.", myPropertyInfo.Length);
        // Display the public properties.
        DisplayPropertyInfo(myPropertyInfo);
        // Get the nonpublic properties.
        PropertyInfo[] myPropertyInfo1 = myType.GetProperties(BindingFlags.NonPublic|BindingFlags.Instance);
        Console.WriteLine("The number of protected properties is {0}.", myPropertyInfo1.Length);
        // Display all the nonpublic properties.
        DisplayPropertyInfo(myPropertyInfo1);        
    }
    public static void DisplayPropertyInfo(PropertyInfo[] myPropertyInfo)
    {
        // Display information for all properties.
        for(int i=0;i<myPropertyInfo.Length;i++)
        {
            PropertyInfo myPropInfo = (PropertyInfo)myPropertyInfo[i];
            Console.WriteLine("The property name is {0}.", myPropInfo.Name);
            Console.WriteLine("The property type is {0}.", myPropInfo.PropertyType);
        }
    }
}

[C++] 

#using <mscorlib.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Reflection;
using namespace System::Reflection::Emit;

// Create a class having three properties.
public __gc class MyTypeClass {
public:
   __property String* get_MyProperty1() {
      return S"hello";
   }
   __property String* get_MyProperty2() {
      return S"hello";
   }
protected:
   __property String* get_MyProperty3() {
      return S"hello";
   }
};

void DisplayPropertyInfo(PropertyInfo* myPropertyInfo[]) {
   // Display information for all properties.
   for (int i=0;i<myPropertyInfo->Length;i++) {
      PropertyInfo*  myPropInfo = myPropertyInfo[i];
      Console::WriteLine(S"The property name is {0}.", myPropInfo->Name);
      Console::WriteLine(S"The property type is {0}.", myPropInfo->PropertyType);
   }
}
int main() {
   Type* myType =(__typeof(MyTypeClass));
   // Get the public properties.
   PropertyInfo*  myPropertyInfo[] = myType->GetProperties(static_cast<BindingFlags>(BindingFlags::Public|BindingFlags::Instance));
   Console::WriteLine(S"The mumber of public properties is {0}.",__box(  myPropertyInfo->Length));
   // Display the public properties.
   DisplayPropertyInfo(myPropertyInfo);
   // Get the nonpublic properties.
   PropertyInfo*  myPropertyInfo1[] = myType->GetProperties(static_cast<BindingFlags>(BindingFlags::NonPublic|BindingFlags::Instance));
   Console::WriteLine(S"The number of protected properties is {0}.",__box( myPropertyInfo1->Length));
   // Display all the nonpublic properties.
   DisplayPropertyInfo(myPropertyInfo1);
}

[JScript] No example is available for JScript. To view a Visual Basic, C#, or C++ example, click the Language Filter button in the upper-left corner of the page.

See Also

Type Class | Type Members | System Namespace