Type.GetConstructorImpl Method

Definition

When overridden in a derived class, searches for a constructor whose parameters match the specified argument types and modifiers, using the specified binding constraints and the specified calling convention.

protected:
 abstract System::Reflection::ConstructorInfo ^ GetConstructorImpl(System::Reflection::BindingFlags bindingAttr, System::Reflection::Binder ^ binder, System::Reflection::CallingConventions callConvention, cli::array <Type ^> ^ types, cli::array <System::Reflection::ParameterModifier> ^ modifiers);
protected abstract System.Reflection.ConstructorInfo? GetConstructorImpl (System.Reflection.BindingFlags bindingAttr, System.Reflection.Binder? binder, System.Reflection.CallingConventions callConvention, Type[] types, System.Reflection.ParameterModifier[]? modifiers);
protected abstract System.Reflection.ConstructorInfo GetConstructorImpl (System.Reflection.BindingFlags bindingAttr, System.Reflection.Binder binder, System.Reflection.CallingConventions callConvention, Type[] types, System.Reflection.ParameterModifier[] modifiers);
abstract member GetConstructorImpl : System.Reflection.BindingFlags * System.Reflection.Binder * System.Reflection.CallingConventions * Type[] * System.Reflection.ParameterModifier[] -> System.Reflection.ConstructorInfo
Protected MustOverride Function GetConstructorImpl (bindingAttr As BindingFlags, binder As Binder, callConvention As CallingConventions, types As Type(), modifiers As ParameterModifier()) As ConstructorInfo

Parameters

bindingAttr
BindingFlags

A bitwise combination of the enumeration values that specify how the search is conducted.

-or-

Default to return null.

binder
Binder

An object that defines a set of properties and enables binding, which can involve selection of an overloaded method, coercion of argument types, and invocation of a member through reflection.

-or-

A null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), to use the DefaultBinder.

callConvention
CallingConventions

The object that specifies the set of rules to use regarding the order and layout of arguments, how the return value is passed, what registers are used for arguments, and the stack is cleaned up.

types
Type[]

An array of Type objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the constructor to get.

-or-

An empty array of the type Type (that is, Type[] types = new Type[0]) to get a constructor that takes no parameters.

modifiers
ParameterModifier[]

An array of ParameterModifier objects representing the attributes associated with the corresponding element in the types array. The default binder does not process this parameter.

Returns

A ConstructorInfo object representing the constructor that matches the specified requirements, if found; otherwise, null.

Exceptions

types is null.

-or-

One of the elements in types is null.

types is multidimensional.

-or-

modifiers is multidimensional.

-or-

types and modifiers do not have the same length.

Remarks

Although the default binder does not process ParameterModifier (the modifiers parameter), you can use the abstract System.Reflection.Binder class to write a custom binder that does process modifiers. ParameterModifier is only used when calling through COM interop, and only parameters that are passed by reference are handled.

If an exact match does not exist, the binder will attempt to coerce the parameter types specified in the types array in order to select a match. If the binder is unable to select a match, then null is returned.

The following BindingFlags filter flags can be used to define which constructors to include in the search:

  • You must specify either BindingFlags.Instance or BindingFlags.Static in order to get a return.

  • Specify BindingFlags.Public to include public constructors in the search.

  • Specify BindingFlags.NonPublic to include non-public constructors (that is, private, internal, and protected constructors) in the search.

See System.Reflection.BindingFlags for more information.

This method implements GetConstructor.

Applies to

See also