CodeTypeReferenceExpression Class

.NET Framework (current version)

Other Versions

Represents a reference to a data type.

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

Inheritance Hierarchy

System::Object
System.CodeDom::CodeObject
System.CodeDom::CodeExpression
System.CodeDom::CodeTypeReferenceExpression

Syntax

C++

[SerializableAttribute]
[ClassInterfaceAttribute(ClassInterfaceType::AutoDispatch)]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public ref class CodeTypeReferenceExpression : CodeExpression

Constructors

	Name	Description
	CodeTypeReferenceExpression()	Initializes a new instance of the CodeTypeReferenceExpression class.
	CodeTypeReferenceExpression(CodeTypeReference^)	Initializes a new instance of the CodeTypeReferenceExpression class using the specified type.
	CodeTypeReferenceExpression(String^)	Initializes a new instance of the CodeTypeReferenceExpression class using the specified data type name.
	CodeTypeReferenceExpression(Type^)	Initializes a new instance of the CodeTypeReferenceExpression class using the specified data type.

Properties

	Name	Description
	Type	Gets or sets the data type to reference.
	UserData	Gets the user-definable data for the current object.(Inherited from CodeObject.)

Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals(Object^)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.(Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize()	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection.(Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance.(Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.(Inherited from Object.)
	ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object.(Inherited from Object.)

Remarks

CodeTypeReferenceExpression can be used to reference a particular data type.

The Type property specifies the data type to reference.

Examples

The following example demonstrates use of a CodeTypeReferenceExpression to represent a reference to a type.

C++

// Creates an expression referencing the System.DateTime type.
CodeTypeReferenceExpression^ typeRef1 = gcnew CodeTypeReferenceExpression("System.DateTime");

// Create a C# code provider
CodeDomProvider^ provider = CodeDomProvider::CreateProvider("CSharp");

// Generate code and send the output to the console
provider->GenerateCodeFromExpression(typeRef1, Console::Out, gcnew CodeGeneratorOptions());
// The code generator produces the following source code for the preceeding example code:

//    System.DateTime

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1

Thread Safety

Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.