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ModuleHandle::ResolveTypeHandle Method (Int32)

.NET Framework (current version)
 

Returns a runtime type handle for the type identified by the specified metadata token.

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

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RuntimeTypeHandle ResolveTypeHandle(
	int typeToken
)

Parameters

typeToken
Type: System::Int32

A metadata token that identifies a type in the module.

Return Value

Type: System::RuntimeTypeHandle

A RuntimeTypeHandle for the type identified by typeToken.

Exception Condition
BadImageFormatException

typeToken is not a valid metadata token for a type in the current module.

-or-

metadataToken is not a token for a type in the scope of the current module.

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metadataToken is a TypeSpec whose signature contains element type var or mvar.

InvalidOperationException

The method is called on an empty type handle.

To resolve a metadata token for a TypeSpec whose signature contains element type var or mvar, use the ResolveTypeHandle(Int32, array<RuntimeTypeHandle>^, array<RuntimeTypeHandle>^) method overload, which allows you to supply the necessary context.

System_CAPS_noteNote

Information about metadata tokens can be found in the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) documentation, especially "Partition II: Metadata Definition and Semantics". The documentation is available online; see ECMA C# and Common Language Infrastructure Standards on MSDN and Standard ECMA-335 - Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) on the Ecma International Web site.

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
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