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FSharpType.GetUnionCases Method (F#)

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Gets the cases of a union type.

Namespace/Module Path: Microsoft.FSharp.Reflection

Assembly: FSharp.Core (in FSharp.Core.dll)

// Signature:
static member GetUnionCases : Type * ?BindingFlags -> UnionCaseInfo []
static member GetUnionCases : Type * ?bool -> UnionCaseInfo []

// Usage:
FSharpType.GetUnionCases (unionType)
FSharpType.GetUnionCases (unionType, bindingFlags = bindingFlags)

open FSharpReflectionExtensions
FSharpType.GetUnionCases (unionType, allowAccessToPrivateRepresentation = false)

Parameters

  • unionType
    Type: Type

    The input union type.

  • bindingFlags
    Type: BindingFlags

    Optional binding flags.

  • allowAccessToPrivateRepresentation
    Type: bool

    Optional flag that denotes accessibility of the private representation.

Exceptions

Exception

Condition

ArgumentException

Thrown when the input type is not a union type.

Return Value

An array of descriptions of the cases (UnionCaseInfo objects) of the given union type.

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2

Version Information

F# Core Library Versions

Supported in: 2.0, 4.0, Portable

See Also

Reference

Reflection.FSharpType Class (F#)

Microsoft.FSharp.Reflection Namespace (F#)