Type.ReflectedType Property

Microsoft Silverlight will reach end of support after October 2021. Learn more.

Gets the class object that was used to obtain this member.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides ReadOnly Property ReflectedType As Type
public override Type ReflectedType { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.Type
The Type object through which this Type object was obtained.

Remarks

For Type objects, the value of this property is the same as the value of the DeclaringType property.

Examples

This example displays the reflected type of a nested class.

Imports System.Reflection

Public MustInherit Class Example

   Public MustInherit Class MyClassB

   End Class

   Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Reflected type of MyClassB is {0}", _
         GetType(MyClassB).ReflectedType) + vbCrLf
      'Outputs Example, the enclosing class.
   End Sub
End Class
using System;
using System.Reflection;

public abstract class Example
{
   public abstract class MyClassB
   {

   }

   public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
   {
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Reflected type of MyClassB is {0}",
          typeof(MyClassB).ReflectedType) + "\n";
      //Outputs Example, the enclosing type.
   }
}

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.