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TypeDescriptor.GetClassName Method (Object, Boolean)

.NET Framework 4

Other Versions

Returns the name of the class for the specified component using a custom type descriptor.

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

Syntax

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public static string GetClassName(
	Object component,
	bool noCustomTypeDesc
)

Parameters

component: Type: System.Object
The Object for which you want the class name.

noCustomTypeDesc: Type: System.Boolean
true to consider custom type description information; otherwise, false.

Return Value

Type: System.String
A String containing the name of the class for the specified component.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	component is null.
NotSupportedException	component is a cross-process remoted object.

Remarks

Typically, this method returns the full Type name for the component parameter type. For example, the class name for a button is "System.Windows.Forms.Button". If the component parameter implements ICustomTypeDescriptor, it can return an alternate name.

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

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

TypeDescriptor Class

GetClassName Overload

System.ComponentModel Namespace

CustomTypeDescriptor.GetClassName

ICustomTypeDescriptor

GetComponentName

GetFullComponentName

CreateInstance

GetReflectionType

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