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ModuleHandle::ResolveTypeHandle Method (Int32, array<RuntimeTypeHandle>, array<RuntimeTypeHandle>)

Returns a runtime type handle for the type identified by the specified metadata token, specifying the generic type arguments of the type and method where the token is in scope.

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

public:
RuntimeTypeHandle ResolveTypeHandle(
	int typeToken, 
	array<RuntimeTypeHandle>^ typeInstantiationContext, 
	array<RuntimeTypeHandle>^ methodInstantiationContext
)

Parameters

typeToken
Type: System::Int32
A metadata token that identifies a type in the module.
typeInstantiationContext
Type: array<System::RuntimeTypeHandle>
An array of RuntimeTypeHandle structures representing the generic type arguments of the type where the token is in scope, or nullptr if that type is not generic.
methodInstantiationContext
Type: array<System::RuntimeTypeHandle>
An array of RuntimeTypeHandle structures objects representing the generic type arguments of the method where the token is in scope, or nullptr if that method is not generic.

Return Value

Type: System::RuntimeTypeHandle
A RuntimeTypeHandle for the type identified by typeToken.

ExceptionCondition
BadImageFormatException

typeToken is not a valid metadata token for a type in the current module.

-or-

metadataToken is not a token for a type in the scope of the current module.

-or-

metadataToken is a TypeSpec whose signature contains element type var or mvar.

InvalidOperationException

The method is called on an empty type handle.

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

typeToken is not a valid token.

NoteNote

Information about metadata tokens can be found in the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) documentation, especially "Partition II: Metadata Definition and Semantics". The documentation is available online; see ECMA C# and Common Language Infrastructure Standards on MSDN and Standard ECMA-335 - Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) on the Ecma International Web site.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

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.
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