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Type Members

Represents type declarations: class types, interface types, array types, value types, enumeration types, type parameters, generic type definitions, and open or closed constructed generic types.

The Type type exposes the following members.

Constructors
  NameDescription
Protected methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkTypeInitializes a new instance of the Type class.
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Methods
  NameDescription
Public methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkEqualsOverloaded. Determines if the underlying system type of the current Type is the same as the underlying system type of the specified Object or Type.
Protected methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkFinalizeAllows an Object to attempt to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodFindInterfacesReturns an array of Type objects representing a filtered list of interfaces implemented or inherited by the current Type.
Public methodFindMembersReturns a filtered array of MemberInfo objects of the specified member type.
Public methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkGetArrayRankGets the number of dimensions in an Array.
Protected methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkGetAttributeFlagsImplWhen overridden in a derived class, implements the Attributes property and gets a bitmask indicating the attributes associated with the Type.
Public methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkGetConstructorOverloaded. Gets a specific constructor of the current Type.
Protected methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkGetConstructorImplWhen overridden in a derived class, searches for a constructor whose parameters match the specified argument types and modifiers, using the specified binding constraints and the specified calling convention.
Public methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkGetConstructorsOverloaded. Gets the constructors of the current Type.
Public methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkGetCustomAttributesOverloaded. When overridden in a derived class, returns custom attributes applied to this member.
Public methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkGetDefaultMembersSearches for the members defined for the current Type whose DefaultMemberAttribute is set.
Public methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkGetElementTypeWhen overridden in a derived class, returns the Type of the object encompassed or referred to by the current array, pointer or reference type.
Public methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkGetEventOverloaded. Gets a specific event declared or inherited by the current Type.
Public methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkGetEventsOverloaded. Gets the events that are declared or inherited by the current Type.
Public methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkGetFieldOverloaded. Gets a specific field of the current Type.
Public methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkGetFieldsOverloaded. Gets the fields of the current Type.
Public methodGetGenericArgumentsReturns an array of Type objects that represent the type arguments of a generic type or the type parameters of a generic type definition.
Public methodGetGenericParameterConstraintsReturns an array of Type objects that represent the constraints on the current generic type parameter.
Public methodGetGenericTypeDefinitionReturns a Type object that represents a generic type definition from which the current generic type can be constructed.
Public methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkGetHashCodeReturns the hash code for this instance. (Overrides Object..::.GetHashCode()()().)
Public methodGetInterfaceOverloaded. Gets a specific interface implemented or inherited by the current Type.
Public methodGetInterfaceMapReturns an interface mapping for the specified interface type.
Public methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkGetInterfacesWhen overridden in a derived class, gets all the interfaces implemented or inherited by the current Type.
Public methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkGetMemberOverloaded. Gets the specified members of the current Type.
Public methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkGetMembersOverloaded. Gets the members (properties, methods, fields, events, and so on) of the current Type.
Public methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkGetMethodOverloaded. Gets a specific method of the current Type.
Protected methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkGetMethodImplWhen overridden in a derived class, searches for the specified method whose parameters match the specified argument types and modifiers, using the specified binding constraints and the specified calling convention.
Public methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkGetMethodsOverloaded. Gets the methods of the current Type.
Public methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkGetNestedTypeOverloaded. Gets a specific type nested within the current Type.
Public methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkGetNestedTypesOverloaded. Gets the types nested within the current Type.
Public methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkGetPropertiesOverloaded. Gets the properties of the current Type.
Public methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkGetPropertyOverloaded. Gets a specific property of the current Type.
Protected methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkGetPropertyImplWhen overridden in a derived class, searches for the specified property whose parameters match the specified argument types and modifiers, using the specified binding constraints.
Public methodStatic memberSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkGetTypeOverloaded. Gets a Type object that represents the specified type.
Public methodStatic memberGetTypeArrayGets the types of the objects in the specified array.
Public methodStatic memberSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkGetTypeCodeGets the underlying type code of the specified Type.
Public methodStatic memberSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkGetTypeFromCLSIDOverloaded. Gets the type associated with the specified class identifier (CLSID).
Public methodStatic memberSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkGetTypeFromHandleGets the type referenced by the specified type handle.
Public methodStatic memberSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkGetTypeFromProgIDOverloaded. Gets the type associated with the specified program identifier (ProgID).
Public methodStatic memberGetTypeHandleGets the handle for the Type of a specified object.
Protected methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkHasElementTypeImplWhen overridden in a derived class, implements the HasElementType property and determines whether the current Type encompasses or refers to another type; that is, whether the current Type is an array, a pointer, or is passed by reference.
Public methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkInvokeMemberOverloaded. Invokes a specific member of the current Type.
Protected methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsArrayImplWhen overridden in a derived class, implements the IsArray property and determines whether the Type is an array.
Public methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsAssignableFromDetermines whether an instance of the current Type can be assigned from an instance of the specified Type.
Protected methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsByRefImplWhen overridden in a derived class, implements the IsByRef property and determines whether the Type is passed by reference.
Protected methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsCOMObjectImplWhen overridden in a derived class, implements the IsCOMObject property and determines whether the Type is a COM object.
Protected methodIsContextfulImplImplements the IsContextful property and determines whether the Type can be hosted in a context.
Public methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsDefinedWhen overridden in a derived class, indicates whether one or more attributes of the specified type or of its derived types is applied to this member. (Inherited from MemberInfo.)
Public methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsInstanceOfTypeDetermines whether the specified object is an instance of the current Type.
Protected methodIsMarshalByRefImplImplements the IsMarshalByRef property and determines whether the Type is marshaled by reference.
Protected methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsPointerImplWhen overridden in a derived class, implements the IsPointer property and determines whether the Type is a pointer.
Protected methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsPrimitiveImplWhen overridden in a derived class, implements the IsPrimitive property and determines whether the Type is one of the primitive types.
Public methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsSubclassOfDetermines whether the class represented by the current Type derives from the class represented by the specified Type.
Protected methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsValueTypeImplImplements the IsValueType property and determines whether the Type is a value type; that is, not a class or an interface.
Public methodMakeArrayTypeOverloaded. Returns a Type object that represents an array of the current type.
Public methodMakeByRefTypeReturns a Type object that represents the current type when passed as a ref parameter (ByRef parameter in Visual Basic).
Public methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkMakeGenericTypeSubstitutes the elements of an array of types for the type parameters of the current generic type definition and returns a Type object representing the resulting constructed type.
Public methodMakePointerTypeReturns a Type object that represents a pointer to the current type.
Protected methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkMemberwiseCloneCreates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodStatic memberReflectionOnlyGetTypeGets 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. The type is loaded for reflection only, not for execution.
Public methodSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkToStringReturns a String representing the name of the current Type. (Overrides Object..::.ToString()()().)
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Fields
  NameDescription
Public fieldStatic memberSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkDelimiterSeparates names in the namespace of the Type. This field is read-only.
Public fieldStatic memberEmptyTypesRepresents an empty array of type Type. This field is read-only.
Public fieldStatic memberFilterAttributeRepresents the member filter used on attributes. This field is read-only.
Public fieldStatic memberFilterNameRepresents the case-sensitive member filter used on names. This field is read-only.
Public fieldStatic memberFilterNameIgnoreCaseRepresents the case-insensitive member filter used on names. This field is read-only.
Public fieldStatic memberSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkMissingRepresents a missing value in the Type information. This field is read-only.
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Properties
  NameDescription
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkAssemblyGets the Assembly in which the type is declared. For generic types, gets the Assembly in which the generic type is defined.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkAssemblyQualifiedNameGets the assembly-qualified name of the Type, which includes the name of the assembly from which the Type was loaded.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkAttributesGets the attributes associated with the Type.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkBaseTypeGets the type from which the current Type directly inherits.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkContainsGenericParametersGets a value indicating whether the current Type object has type parameters that have not been replaced by specific types.
Public propertyDeclaringMethodGets a MethodBase that represents the declaring method, if the current Type represents a type parameter of a generic method.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkDeclaringTypeGets the type that declares the current nested type or generic type parameter. (Overrides MemberInfo..::.DeclaringType.)
Public propertyStatic memberSupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkDefaultBinderGets a reference to the default binder, which implements internal rules for selecting the appropriate members to be called by InvokeMember.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkFullNameGets the fully qualified name of the Type, including the namespace of the Type but not the assembly.
Public propertyGenericParameterAttributesGets a combination of GenericParameterAttributes flags that describe the covariance and special constraints of the current generic type parameter.
Public propertyGenericParameterPositionGets the position of the type parameter in the type parameter list of the generic type or method that declared the parameter, when the Type object represents a type parameter of a generic type or a generic method.
Public propertyGUIDGets the GUID associated with the Type.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkHasElementTypeGets a value indicating whether the current Type encompasses or refers to another type; that is, whether the current Type is an array, a pointer, or is passed by reference.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsAbstractGets a value indicating whether the Type is abstract and must be overridden.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsAnsiClassGets a value indicating whether the string format attribute AnsiClass is selected for the Type.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsArrayGets a value indicating whether the Type is an array.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsAutoClassGets a value indicating whether the string format attribute AutoClass is selected for the Type.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsAutoLayoutGets a value indicating whether the class layout attribute AutoLayout is selected for the Type.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsByRefGets a value indicating whether the Type is passed by reference.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsClassGets a value indicating whether the Type is a class; that is, not a value type or interface.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsCOMObjectGets a value indicating whether the Type is a COM object.
Public propertyIsContextfulGets a value indicating whether the Type can be hosted in a context.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsEnumGets a value indicating whether the current Type represents an enumeration.
Public propertyIsExplicitLayoutGets a value indicating whether the class layout attribute ExplicitLayout is selected for the Type.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsGenericParameterGets a value indicating whether the current Type represents a type parameter in the definition of a generic type or method.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsGenericTypeGets a value indicating whether the current type is a generic type.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsGenericTypeDefinitionGets a value indicating whether the current Type represents a generic type definition, from which other generic types can be constructed.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsImportGets a value indicating whether the Type has a ComImportAttribute attribute applied, indicating that it was imported from a COM type library.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsInterfaceGets a value indicating whether the Type is an interface; that is, not a class or a value type.
Public propertyIsLayoutSequentialGets a value indicating whether the class layout attribute SequentialLayout is selected for the Type.
Public propertyIsMarshalByRefGets a value indicating whether the Type is marshaled by reference.
Public propertyIsNestedGets a value indicating whether the current Type object represents a type whose definition is nested inside the definition of another type.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsNestedAssemblyGets a value indicating whether the Type is nested and visible only within its own assembly.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsNestedFamANDAssemGets a value indicating whether the Type is nested and visible only to classes that belong to both its own family and its own assembly.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsNestedFamilyGets a value indicating whether the Type is nested and visible only within its own family.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsNestedFamORAssemGets a value indicating whether the Type is nested and visible only to classes that belong to either its own family or to its own assembly.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsNestedPrivateGets a value indicating whether the Type is nested and declared private.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsNestedPublicGets a value indicating whether a class is nested and declared public.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsNotPublicGets a value indicating whether the Type is not declared public.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsPointerGets a value indicating whether the Type is a pointer.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsPrimitiveGets a value indicating whether the Type is one of the primitive types.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsPublicGets a value indicating whether the Type is declared public.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsSealedGets a value indicating whether the Type is declared sealed.
Public propertyIsSerializableGets a value indicating whether the Type is serializable.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsSpecialNameGets a value indicating whether the Type has a name that requires special handling.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsUnicodeClassGets a value indicating whether the string format attribute UnicodeClass is selected for the Type.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsValueTypeGets a value indicating whether the Type is a value type.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkIsVisibleGets a value indicating whether the Type can be accessed by code outside the assembly.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkMemberTypeGets a MemberTypes value indicating that this member is a type or a nested type. (Overrides MemberInfo..::.MemberType.)
Public propertyMetadataTokenGets a value that identifies a metadata element. (Inherited from MemberInfo.)
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkModuleGets the module (the DLL) in which the current Type is defined.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkNameGets the name of the current member. (Inherited from MemberInfo.)
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkNamespaceGets the namespace of the Type.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkReflectedTypeGets the class object that was used to obtain this member. (Overrides MemberInfo..::.ReflectedType.)
Public propertyStructLayoutAttributeGets a StructLayoutAttribute that describes the layout of the current type.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkTypeHandleGets the handle for the current Type.
Public propertyTypeInitializerGets the initializer for the Type.
Public propertySupported by the .NET Compact FrameworkSupported by the XNA FrameworkUnderlyingSystemTypeIndicates the type provided by the common language runtime that represents this type.
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Explicit Interface Implementations
  NameDescription
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method_Type..::.GetIDsOfNamesMaps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers.
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method_MemberInfo..::.GetIDsOfNamesMaps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers. (Inherited from MemberInfo.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method_MemberInfo..::.GetTypeGets a Type object representing the MemberInfo class. (Inherited from MemberInfo.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method_Type..::.GetTypeInfoRetrieves the type information for an object, which can then be used to get the type information for an interface.
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method_MemberInfo..::.GetTypeInfoRetrieves the type information for an object, which can then be used to get the type information for an interface. (Inherited from MemberInfo.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method_Type..::.GetTypeInfoCountRetrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1).
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method_MemberInfo..::.GetTypeInfoCountRetrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1). (Inherited from MemberInfo.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method_Type..::.InvokeProvides access to properties and methods exposed by an object.
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method_MemberInfo..::.InvokeProvides access to properties and methods exposed by an object. (Inherited from MemberInfo.)
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