Type Members
.NET Framework 3.0
Represents type declarations: class types, interface types, array types, value types, enumeration types, type parameters, generic type definitions, and open or closed constructed generic types.
The following tables list the members exposed by the Type type.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Delimiter | Separates names in the namespace of the Type. This field is read-only. |
| EmptyTypes | Represents an empty array of type Type. This field is read-only. |
| FilterAttribute | Represents the member filter used on attributes. This field is read-only. |
| FilterName | Represents the case-sensitive member filter used on names. This field is read-only. |
| FilterNameIgnoreCase | Represents the case-insensitive member filter used on names. This field is read-only. |
| Missing | Represents a missing value in the Type information. This field is read-only. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Gets the Assembly in which the type is declared. For generic types, gets the Assembly in which the generic type is defined. |
| AssemblyQualifiedName | Gets the assembly-qualified name of the Type, which includes the name of the assembly from which the Type was loaded. |
| Attributes | Gets the attributes associated with the Type. |
| BaseType | Gets the type from which the current Type directly inherits. |
| ContainsGenericParameters | Gets a value indicating whether the current Type object has type parameters that have not been replaced by specific types. |
| DeclaringMethod | Gets a MethodBase that represents the declaring method, if the current Type represents a type parameter of a generic method. |
| DeclaringType | Gets the type that declares the current nested type or generic type parameter. |
| DefaultBinder | Gets a reference to the default binder, which implements internal rules for selecting the appropriate members to be called by InvokeMember. |
| FullName | Gets the fully qualified name of the Type, including the namespace of the Type but not the assembly. |
| GenericParameterAttributes | Gets a combination of GenericParameterAttributes flags that describe the covariance and special constraints of the current generic type parameter. |
| GenericParameterPosition | Gets the position of the type parameter in the type parameter list of the generic type or method that declared the parameter, when the Type object represents a type parameter of a generic type or a generic method. |
| GUID | Gets the GUID associated with the Type. |
| HasElementType | Gets a value indicating whether the current Type encompasses or refers to another type; that is, whether the current Type is an array, a pointer, or is passed by reference. |
| IsAbstract | Gets a value indicating whether the Type is abstract and must be overridden. |
| IsAnsiClass | Gets a value indicating whether the string format attribute AnsiClass is selected for the Type. |
| IsArray | Gets a value indicating whether the Type is an array. |
| IsAutoClass | Gets a value indicating whether the string format attribute AutoClass is selected for the Type. |
| IsAutoLayout | Gets a value indicating whether the class layout attribute AutoLayout is selected for the Type. |
| IsByRef | Gets a value indicating whether the Type is passed by reference. |
| IsClass | Gets a value indicating whether the Type is a class; that is, not a value type or interface. |
| IsCOMObject | Gets a value indicating whether the Type is a COM object. |
| IsContextful | Gets a value indicating whether the Type can be hosted in a context. |
| IsEnum | Gets a value indicating whether the current Type represents an enumeration. |
| IsExplicitLayout | Gets a value indicating whether the class layout attribute ExplicitLayout is selected for the Type. |
| IsGenericParameter | Gets a value indicating whether the current Type represents a type parameter in the definition of a generic type or method. |
| IsGenericType | Gets a value indicating whether the current type is a generic type. |
| IsGenericTypeDefinition | Gets a value indicating whether the current Type represents a generic type definition, from which other generic types can be constructed. |
| IsImport | Gets a value indicating whether the Type has a ComImportAttribute attribute applied, indicating that it was imported from a COM type library. |
| IsInterface | Gets a value indicating whether the Type is an interface; that is, not a class or a value type. |
| IsLayoutSequential | Gets a value indicating whether the class layout attribute SequentialLayout is selected for the Type. |
| IsMarshalByRef | Gets a value indicating whether the Type is marshaled by reference. |
| IsNested | Gets a value indicating whether the current Type object represents a type whose definition is nested inside the definition of another type. |
| IsNestedAssembly | Gets a value indicating whether the Type is nested and visible only within its own assembly. |
| IsNestedFamANDAssem | Gets a value indicating whether the Type is nested and visible only to classes that belong to both its own family and its own assembly. |
| IsNestedFamily | Gets a value indicating whether the Type is nested and visible only within its own family. |
| IsNestedFamORAssem | Gets a value indicating whether the Type is nested and visible only to classes that belong to either its own family or to its own assembly. |
| IsNestedPrivate | Gets a value indicating whether the Type is nested and declared private. |
| IsNestedPublic | Gets a value indicating whether a class is nested and declared public. |
| IsNotPublic | Gets a value indicating whether the Type is not declared public. |
| IsPointer | Gets a value indicating whether the Type is a pointer. |
| IsPrimitive | Gets a value indicating whether the Type is one of the primitive types. |
| IsPublic | Gets a value indicating whether the Type is declared public. |
| IsSealed | Gets a value indicating whether the Type is declared sealed. |
| IsSerializable | Gets a value indicating whether the Type is serializable. |
| IsSpecialName | Gets a value indicating whether the Type has a name that requires special handling. |
| IsUnicodeClass | Gets a value indicating whether the string format attribute UnicodeClass is selected for the Type. |
| IsValueType | Gets a value indicating whether the Type is a value type. |
| IsVisible | Gets a value indicating whether the Type can be accessed by code outside the assembly. |
| MemberType | Gets a MemberTypes value indicating that this member is a type or a nested type. |
| MetadataToken | Gets a value that identifies a metadata element.(inherited from MemberInfo) |
| Module | Gets the module (the DLL) in which the current Type is defined. |
| Name | Gets the name of the current member.(inherited from MemberInfo) |
| Namespace | Gets the namespace of the Type. |
| ReflectedType | Gets the class object that was used to obtain this member. |
| StructLayoutAttribute | Gets a StructLayoutAttribute that describes the layout of the current type. |
| TypeHandle | Gets the handle for the current Type. |
| TypeInitializer | Gets the initializer for the Type. |
| UnderlyingSystemType | Indicates the type provided by the common language runtime that represents this type. |
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| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Equals | Overloaded. Overridden. Determines if the underlying system type of the current Type is the same as the underlying system type of the specified Object or Type. |
| FindInterfaces | Returns an array of Type objects representing a filtered list of interfaces implemented or inherited by the current Type. |
| FindMembers | Returns a filtered array of MemberInfo objects of the specified member type. |
| GetArrayRank | Gets the number of dimensions in an Array. |
| GetConstructor | Overloaded. Gets a specific constructor of the current Type. |
| GetConstructors | Overloaded. Gets the constructors of the current Type. |
| GetCustomAttributes | Overloaded. When overridden in a derived class, returns all attributes applied to this member. (inherited from MemberInfo) |
| GetDefaultMembers | Searches for the members defined for the current Type whose DefaultMemberAttribute is set. |
| GetElementType | When overridden in a derived class, returns the Type of the object encompassed or referred to by the current array, pointer or reference type. |
| GetEvent | Overloaded. Gets a specific event declared or inherited by the current Type. |
| GetEvents | Overloaded. Gets the events that are declared or inherited by the current Type. |
| GetField | Overloaded. Gets a specific field of the current Type. |
| GetFields | Overloaded. Gets the fields of the current Type. |
| GetGenericArguments | Returns an array of Type objects that represent the type arguments of a generic type or the type parameters of a generic type definition. |
| GetGenericParameterConstraints | Returns an array of Type objects that represent the constraints on the current generic type parameter. |
| GetGenericTypeDefinition | Returns a Type object that represents a generic type definition from which the current generic type can be constructed. |
| GetHashCode | Overridden. Returns the hash code for this instance. |
| GetInterface | Overloaded. Gets a specific interface implemented or inherited by the current Type. |
| GetInterfaceMap | Returns an interface mapping for the specified interface type. |
| GetInterfaces | When overridden in a derived class, gets all the interfaces implemented or inherited by the current Type. |
| GetMember | Overloaded. Gets the specified members of the current Type. |
| GetMembers | Overloaded. Gets the members (properties, methods, fields, events, and so on) of the current Type. |
| GetMethod | Overloaded. Gets a specific method of the current Type. |
| GetMethods | Overloaded. Gets the methods of the current Type. |
| GetNestedType | Overloaded. Gets a specific type nested within the current Type. |
| GetNestedTypes | Overloaded. Gets the types nested within the current Type. |
| GetProperties | Overloaded. Gets the properties of the current Type. |
| GetProperty | Overloaded. Gets a specific property of the current Type. |
| GetType | Overloaded. Gets a Type object that represents the specified type. |
| GetTypeArray | Gets the types of the objects in the specified array. |
| GetTypeCode | Gets the underlying type code of the specified Type. |
| GetTypeFromCLSID | Overloaded. Gets the type associated with the specified class identifier (CLSID). |
| GetTypeFromHandle | Gets the type referenced by the specified type handle. |
| GetTypeFromProgID | Overloaded. Gets the type associated with the specified program identifier (ProgID). |
| GetTypeHandle | Gets the handle for the Type of a specified object. |
| InvokeMember | Overloaded. Invokes a specific member of the current Type. |
| IsAssignableFrom | Determines whether an instance of the current Type can be assigned from an instance of the specified Type. |
| IsDefined | When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether one or more instance of attributeType is applied to this member. (inherited from MemberInfo) |
| IsInstanceOfType | Determines whether the specified object is an instance of the current Type. |
| IsSubclassOf | Determines whether the class represented by the current Type derives from the class represented by the specified Type. |
| MakeArrayType | Overloaded. Returns a Type object that represents an array of the current type. |
| MakeByRefType | Returns a Type object that represents the current type when passed as a ref parameter (ByRef parameter in Visual Basic). |
| MakeGenericType | Substitutes the elements of an array of types for the type parameters of the current generic type definition and returns a Type object representing the resulting constructed type. |
| MakePointerType | Returns a Type object that represents a pointer to the current type. |
| ReferenceEquals | Determines whether the specified Object instances are the same instance. (inherited from Object) |
| ReflectionOnlyGetType | Gets the Type with the specified name, specifying whether to perform a case-sensitive search and whether to throw an exception if the type is not found. The type is loaded for reflection only, not for execution. |
| ToString | Overridden. Returns a String representing the name of the current Type. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Finalize | Allows an Object to attempt to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (inherited from Object) |
| GetAttributeFlagsImpl | When overridden in a derived class, implements the Attributes property and gets a bitmask indicating the attributes associated with the Type. |
| GetConstructorImpl | 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. |
| GetMethodImpl | When overridden in a derived class, searches for the specified method whose parameters match the specified argument types and modifiers, using the specified binding constraints and the specified calling convention. |
| GetPropertyImpl | When overridden in a derived class, searches for the specified property whose parameters match the specified argument types and modifiers, using the specified binding constraints. |
| HasElementTypeImpl | When overridden in a derived class, implements the HasElementType property and determines whether the current Type encompasses or refers to another type; that is, whether the current Type is an array, a pointer, or is passed by reference. |
| IsArrayImpl | When overridden in a derived class, implements the IsArray property and determines whether the Type is an array. |
| IsByRefImpl | When overridden in a derived class, implements the IsByRef property and determines whether the Type is passed by reference. |
| IsCOMObjectImpl | When overridden in a derived class, implements the IsCOMObject property and determines whether the Type is a COM object. |
| IsContextfulImpl | Implements the IsContextful property and determines whether the Type can be hosted in a context. |
| IsMarshalByRefImpl | Implements the IsMarshalByRef property and determines whether the Type is marshaled by reference. |
| IsPointerImpl | When overridden in a derived class, implements the IsPointer property and determines whether the Type is a pointer. |
| IsPrimitiveImpl | When overridden in a derived class, implements the IsPrimitive property and determines whether the Type is one of the primitive types. |
| IsValueTypeImpl | Implements the IsValueType property and determines whether the Type is a value type; that is, not a class or an interface. |
| MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (inherited from Object) |
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