Assembly.GetType Method (String) (System.Reflection)

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Assembly.GetType Method (String)

Updated: July 2010

Gets the Type object with the specified name in the assembly instance.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic

Public Overridable Function GetType ( _
	name As String _
) As Type

public virtual Type GetType(
	string name
)

Visual C++

public:
virtual Type^ GetType(
	String^ name
)

abstract GetType : 
        name:string -> Type 
override GetType : 
        name:string -> Type

Parameters

name: Type: System.String
The full name of the type.

Return Value

Type: System.Type
An object that represents the specified class, or null if the class is not found.

Implements

_Assembly.GetType(String)

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	name is invalid.
ArgumentNullException	name is null.
FileNotFoundException	name requires a dependent assembly that could not be found.
FileLoadException	name requires a dependent assembly that was found but could not be loaded. -or- The current assembly was loaded into the reflection-only context, and name requires a dependent assembly that was not preloaded.
BadImageFormatException	name requires a dependent assembly, but the file is not a valid assembly. -or- name requires a dependent assembly which was compiled for a version of the runtime later than the currently loaded version.

Remarks

This method only searches the current assembly instance. The name parameter includes the namespace but not the assembly. To search other assemblies for a type, use the Type.GetType(String) method overload, which can optionally include an assembly display name as part of the type name.

Note
If the type has been forwarded to another assembly, it is still returned by this method. For information on type forwarding, see Type Forwarding in the Common Language Runtime.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 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

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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

Reference

Assembly Class

GetType Overload

System.Reflection Namespace

Change History

Date	History	Reason
July 2010	Removed obsolete permission.	Customer feedback.

Date

History

Reason

July 2010

Removed obsolete permission.

Customer feedback.