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Module::GetType Method (String^, Boolean)

.NET Framework (current version)
 

Returns the specified type, searching the module with the specified case sensitivity.

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

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public:
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
virtual Type^ GetType(
	String^ className,
	bool ignoreCase
)

Parameters

className
Type: System::String^

The name of the type to locate. The name must be fully qualified with the namespace.

ignoreCase
Type: System::Boolean

true for case-insensitive search; otherwise, false.

Return Value

Type: System::Type^

A Type object representing the given type, if the type is in this module; otherwise, null.

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

className is null.

TargetInvocationException

The class initializers are invoked and an exception is thrown.

ArgumentException

className is a zero-length string.

FileNotFoundException

className requires a dependent assembly that could not be found.

FileLoadException

className requires a dependent assembly that was found but could not be loaded.

-or-

The current assembly was loaded into the reflection-only context, and className requires a dependent assembly that was not preloaded.

BadImageFormatException

className requires a dependent assembly, but the file is not a valid assembly.

-or-

className requires a dependent assembly which was compiled for a version of the runtime later than the currently loaded version.

System_CAPS_noteNote

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.

A type can be retrieved from a specific module using Module::GetType. Calling Module::GetType on the module that contains the manifest will not search the entire assembly. To retrieve a type from an assembly, regardless of which module it is in, you must call Assembly::GetType.

The following example displays the name of a type in the specified module, specifying false for the ignoreCase parameter so that case will not be ignored.

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using namespace System;
using namespace System::Reflection;

namespace ReflectionModule_Examples
{
   public ref class MyMainClass{};

}

int main()
{
   array<Module^>^moduleArray;
   moduleArray = ReflectionModule_Examples::MyMainClass::typeid->Assembly->GetModules( false );

   //In a simple project with only one module, the module at index
   // 0 will be the module containing these classes.
   Module^ myModule = moduleArray[ 0 ];
   Type^ myType;
   myType = myModule->GetType( "ReflectionModule_Examples.MyMainClass", false );
   Console::WriteLine( "Got type: {0}", myType );
}

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
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