Missing Class
Represents a missing Object. This class cannot be inherited.
For a list of all members of this type, see Missing Members.
System.Object
System.Reflection.Missing
[Visual Basic] NotInheritable Public Class Missing [C#] public sealed class Missing [C++] public __gc __sealed class Missing [JScript] public class Missing
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.
Remarks
Missing is used to invoke a method with a default argument.
Only one instance of Missing ever exists.
Example
[Visual Basic] The following example shows a use of Missing to invoke a method with a default argument.
[Visual Basic]
Imports System
Imports System.Reflection
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Public Class MissingSample
Shared Sub Main()
'To invoke MyMethod with a default argument, use the following syntax:
GetType(MissingSample).GetMethod("MyMethod").Invoke(Nothing, New Object() {Missing.Value})
End Sub
Shared Function MyMethod(Optional k As Integer = 33) As Integer
Console.WriteLine("k = " & k.ToString())
Return 0
End Function
End Class
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Requirements
Namespace: System.Reflection
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family, .NET Compact Framework
Assembly: Mscorlib (in Mscorlib.dll)
See Also
Missing Members | System.Reflection Namespace | DBNull | GetMethod