PropertyDescriptor::GetTypeFromName Method (String^)

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Visual Studio 2010
.NET Framework 4
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.NET Framework 3.5
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.NET Framework 1.1

Returns a type using its name.

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

Syntax

protected:
Type^ GetTypeFromName(
	String^ typeName
)

Parameters

typeName: Type: System::String^
The assembly-qualified name of the type to retrieve.

Return Value

Type: System::Type^

A Type that matches the given type name, or null if a match cannot be found.

Remarks

To find the appropriate type, this method first checks the assembly of the type that this PropertyDescriptor references. If it does not find the type in the assembly, it calls Type::GetType.

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1