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Type::GetTypeFromHandle Method

.NET Framework 4.5

Gets the type referenced by the specified type handle.

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

public:
static Type^ GetTypeFromHandle(
	RuntimeTypeHandle handle
)

Parameters

handle: Type: System::RuntimeTypeHandle
The object that refers to the type.

Return Value

Type: System::Type
The type referenced by the specified RuntimeTypeHandle, or nullptr if the Value property of handle is nullptr.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
TargetInvocationException	A class initializer is invoked and throws an exception.

Remarks

The handles are valid only in the application domain in which they were obtained.

Examples

The following example uses the GetTypeFromHandle method to get a Type object from a RuntimeTypeHandle provided by the GetTypeHandle method.

C++

MyClass1^ myClass1 = gcnew MyClass1;
// Get the type referenced by the specified type handle.
Type^ myClass1Type = Type::GetTypeFromHandle( Type::GetTypeHandle( myClass1 ) );
Console::WriteLine( "The Names of the Attributes : {0}", myClass1Type->Attributes );

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

.NET for Windows Store apps

Supported in: Windows 8

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

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

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