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ModuleBuilder.DefineType Method (String)

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Defines a private type with the specified name in this module.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<SecuritySafeCriticalAttribute> _
Public Function DefineType ( _
    name As String _
) As TypeBuilder

[SecuritySafeCriticalAttribute]
public TypeBuilder DefineType(
    string name
)

Parameters

  • name
    Type: System.String
    The full name of the type, including the namespace. name cannot contain embedded nulls.

Return Value

Type: System.Reflection.Emit.TypeBuilder
A private type with the specified name.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentException

A type with the given name exists in the parent assembly of this module.

-or-

Nested type attributes are set on a type that is not nested.
ArgumentNullException

name is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

Type names must be unique within an assembly. Private types can be used only within the dynamic module.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.