Type.TypeHandle Property

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.NET Framework Class Library

Type.TypeHandle Property

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Gets the handle for the current Type.

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

public virtual RuntimeTypeHandle TypeHandle { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.RuntimeTypeHandle
The handle for the current Type.

Implements

_Type.TypeHandle
Exception Condition
NotSupportedException

The .NET Compact Framework does not currently support this property.

TypeHandle encapsulates a pointer to an internal data structure that represents the type. This handle is unique during the process lifetime. The handle is valid only in the application domain in which it was obtained.

The following example returns the handle of the corresponding type and passes the handle to a method that gets the type from the handle and displays it.


using System;
using System.Reflection;
class MyClass
{
    public int myField = 10;
}

class Type_TypeHandle
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        try
        {
            MyClass myClass = new MyClass();

            // Get the type of MyClass.
            Type myClassType = myClass.GetType();

            // Get the runtime handle of MyClass.
            RuntimeTypeHandle myClassHandle = myClassType.TypeHandle;

            DisplayTypeHandle(myClassHandle);
        }
        catch(Exception e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Exception: {0}", e.Message );
        }
    }

    public static void DisplayTypeHandle(RuntimeTypeHandle myTypeHandle)
    {
        // Get the type from the handle.
        Type myType = Type.GetTypeFromHandle(myTypeHandle);      
        // Display the type.
        Console.WriteLine("\nDisplaying the type from the handle:\n");
        Console.WriteLine("The type is {0}.", myType.ToString());
    }
}


.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

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.

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