IntrospectionExtensions.GetTypeInfo Method

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.NET Framework Class Library

IntrospectionExtensions.GetTypeInfo Method

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Returns the TypeInfo representation of the specified type.

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

Syntax

C++


public static TypeInfo GetTypeInfo(
	this Type type
)

Parameters

type: Type: System.Type
The type to convert.

Return Value

Type: System.Reflection.TypeInfo
The converted object.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type Type. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

Remarks

Getting a TypeInfo object will always load the type.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5

Platforms

Windows 8 Release Preview, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, 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.

Reference

IntrospectionExtensions Class

System.Reflection Namespace

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