Type.GetType Method (System)

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Type..::.GetType Method

Gets a Type object that represents the specified type.

Overload List

	Name	Description
	GetType()()()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType()()()	Gets the current Type.
	GetType(String)	Gets the Type with the specified name, performing a case-sensitive search.
	GetType(String, Boolean)	Gets the Type with the specified name, performing a case-sensitive search and specifying whether to throw an exception if the type is not found.
	GetType(String, Boolean, Boolean)	Gets the Type with the specified name, specifying whether to perform a case-sensitive search and whether to throw an exception if the type is not found.