TypeDescriptor::GetReflectionType Method (Type^)

.NET Framework (current version)

Visual Studio 2010
.NET Framework 4
Visual Studio 2008
.NET Framework 3.5
.NET Framework 3.0
.NET Framework 2.0

Returns a Type that can be used to perform reflection, given a class type.

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

Syntax

public:
static Type^ GetReflectionType(
	Type^ type
)

Parameters

type: Type: System::Type^
The Type of the target component.

Return Value

Type: System::Type^

A Type of the specified class.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	type is null.

The GetReflectionType method is a low-level version of the GetTypeDescriptor method. GetReflectionType is typically used to perform standard reflection against a class when no custom type descriptor can be located for it.

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0