TypeDescriptionProvider::GetTypeDescriptor Method (Type^, Object^)

.NET Framework (current version)

Gets a custom type descriptor for the given type and object.

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

Syntax

public:
virtual ICustomTypeDescriptor^ GetTypeDescriptor(
	Type^ objectType,
	Object^ instance
)

Parameters

objectType: Type: System::Type^
The type of object for which to retrieve the type descriptor.

instance: Type: System::Object^
An instance of the type. Can be null if no instance was passed to the TypeDescriptor.

Return Value

Type: System.ComponentModel::ICustomTypeDescriptor^

An ICustomTypeDescriptor that can provide metadata for the type.

This method is prototyped as virtual and, by default, returns an empty descriptor if no parent provider was passed. If a parent provider was passed, this method will invoke the parent provider's GetTypeDescriptor method.

Notes to Inheritors:

The GetTypeDescriptor method should return a custom type descriptor for the object. If the method does not provide type information for the object, it should return null.

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0