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 Module Property
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Type.Module Property

Gets the module (the DLL) in which the current Type is defined.

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

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public MustOverride ReadOnly Property Module As Module
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As Type
Dim value As Module

value = instance.Module
C#
public abstract Module Module { get; }
C++
public:
virtual property Module^ Module {
    Module^ get () abstract override;
}
J#
/** @property */
public abstract Module get_Module ()
JScript
public abstract function get Module () : Module

Property Value

The name of the module in which the current Type is defined.

If the current Type represents a constructed generic type, this property returns the module in which the type was defined. For example, if you create an instance of MyGenericStack<int>, the Module property for the constructed type returns the module in which MyGenericStack<T> is defined.

Similarly, if the current Type represents a generic parameter T, this property returns the assembly that contains the generic type that defines T.

This following example demonstrates a use of the Namespace and Module properties and the ToString method of Type.

Visual Basic
Imports System
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Namespace MyNamespace
    Class [MyClass]
    End Class '[MyClass]
End Namespace 'MyNamespace
Public Class Type_ToString_3
    Public Shared Sub Main()
        Try
            Dim myType As Type = GetType(MyNamespace.MyClass)
            Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.NewLine + "Printing the details of {0}." + ControlChars.NewLine, myType)
            ' Get the namespace of the class Type_ToString_3.
            Console.WriteLine("Namespace: {0}.", myType.Namespace)
            ' Get the name of the module.
            Console.WriteLine("Module: {0}.", myType.Module)
            ' Get the fully qualified common language runtime namespace.
            Console.WriteLine("Fully qualified type: {0}.", myType.ToString())
        Catch e As Exception
            Console.WriteLine("Exception: " + e.Message.ToString())
        End Try
    End Sub 'Main
End Class 'Type_ToString_3
C#
using System;
namespace MyNamespace
{
    class MyClass
    {
    }
}
public class Type_ToString_3
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        try
        {
            Type myType = typeof(MyNamespace.MyClass);
            Console.WriteLine("\nPrinting the details of {0}.\n", myType); 
            // Get the namespace of the class Type_ToString_3.
            Console.WriteLine("Namespace: {0}.", myType.Namespace);
            // Get the name of the module.
            Console.WriteLine("Module: {0}.", myType.Module);
            // Get the fully qualified common language runtime namespace.
            Console.WriteLine("Fully qualified type: {0}.", myType.ToString());
        }
        catch(Exception e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Exception: " + e.Message ); 
        }
    }
}
C++
using namespace System;

namespace MyNamespace
{
   ref class MyClass{};

}

int main()
{
   try
   {
      Type^ myType = MyNamespace::MyClass::typeid;
      Console::WriteLine( "\nPrinting the details of {0}.\n", myType );
      
      // Get the namespace of the class MyClass.
      Console::WriteLine( "Namespace: {0}.", myType->Namespace );
      
      // Get the name of the module.
      Console::WriteLine( "Module: {0}.", myType->Module );
      
      // Get the fully qualified common language runtime namespace.
      Console::WriteLine( "Fully qualified type: {0}.", myType );
   }
   catch ( Exception^ e ) 
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "Exception: {0}", e->Message );
   }
}
J#
package MyNamespace;
 
import System.*;

class MyClass
{
} //MyClass

public class Type_ToString_3
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        try {
            Type myType = MyNamespace.MyClass.class.ToType();
            Console.WriteLine("\nPrinting the details of {0}.\n", myType);

            // Get the namespace of the class Type_ToString_3.
            Console.WriteLine("Namespace: {0}.", myType.get_Namespace());

            // Get the name of the module.
            Console.WriteLine("Module: {0}.", myType.get_Module());

            // Get the fully qualified common language runtime namespace.
            Console.WriteLine("Fully qualified type: {0}.", myType.ToString());
        }
        catch (System.Exception e) {
            Console.WriteLine("Exception: " + e.get_Message());
        }
    } //main
} //Type_ToString_3

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

.NET Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.0
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