FieldInfo.SetValue Method (Object, Object)
[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]
Sets the value of the field that is supported by the given object.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- obj
- Type: System.Object
The object whose field value will be set.
- value
- Type: System.Object
The value to assign to the field.
| Exception | Condition |
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| FieldAccessException | The field is not accessible. |
| TargetException | The obj parameter is Nothing and the field is an instance field. |
| ArgumentException | The field does not exist on the object. -or- The value parameter cannot be converted and stored in the field. |
| MethodAccessException | The member is invoked late-bound through mechanisms such as Type.InvokeMember. |
In Windows Phone apps, only accessible fields can be set using reflection.
This method will assign value to the field reflected by this instance on object obj. If the field is static, obj will be ignored. For nonstatic fields, obj should be an instance of a class that inherits or declares the field. The new value is passed as an Object. For example, if the field is of type Boolean, the new value must be boxed as an instance of Object.
Version Notes
Windows Phone
SetValue throws an ArgumentNullException exception instead of a TargetException exception when obj is Nothing.If you call the SetValue method on a field that is defined as both public and constant, a MemberAccessException exception is thrown instead of a FieldAccessException exception.
The following example gets the value of each field of the Example class, modifies the value by appending a string to it, and sets the new value. It then retrieves the new value and displays the result. If a field value cannot be retrieved because of the field's access level, the exception is caught and a message is displayed. The internal fields (Friend fields in Visual Basic) are accessible in this example because the Example and Test classes are in the same assembly.
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To run this example, see Building examples that have static TextBlock controls for Windows Phone 8. |
Imports System.Reflection Public Class Test Public Shared SA As String = "A public shared field." Friend Shared SB As String = "A friend shared field." Protected Shared SC As String = "A protected shared field." Private Shared SD As String = "A private shared field." Public A As String = "A public instance field." Friend B As String = "A friend instance field." Protected C As String = "A protected instance field." Private D As String = "A private instance field." End Class Public Class Example Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock) ' Create an instance of Test, and get a Type object. Dim myInstance As New Test() Dim t As Type = GetType(Test) ' Get the shared fields of Test, and change their values. This does not ' require an instance of Test, so Nothing is passed to SetValue. Dim sharedFields As FieldInfo() = _ t.GetFields(BindingFlags.Public Or BindingFlags.NonPublic Or BindingFlags.Static) For Each f As FieldInfo In sharedFields Try ' Append a marker to the old value. Dim newValue As String = f.GetValue(Nothing) & " -modified-" f.SetValue(Nothing, newValue) outputBlock.Text += _ String.Format("The value of Shared field {0} is: {1}" & vbLf, _ f.Name, _ f.GetValue(Nothing)) Catch outputBlock.Text += _ String.Format("The value of Shared field {0} is not accessible." & vbLf, _ f.Name) End Try Next f ' Get the instance fields of Test, and change their values for the instance ' created earlier. Dim instanceFields As FieldInfo() = _ t.GetFields(BindingFlags.Public Or BindingFlags.NonPublic Or BindingFlags.Instance) For Each f As FieldInfo In instanceFields Try ' Append a marker to the old value. Dim newValue As String = f.GetValue(myInstance) & " -modified-" f.SetValue(myInstance, newValue) outputBlock.Text += _ String.Format("The value of instance field {0} is: {1}" & vbLf, _ f.Name, _ f.GetValue(myInstance)) Catch outputBlock.Text += _ String.Format("The value of instance field {0} is not accessible." & vbLf, _ f.Name) End Try Next f End Sub End Class ' This example produces the following output: ' 'The value of Shared field SA is: A public shared field. -modified- 'The value of Shared field SB is: A friend shared field. -modified- 'The value of Shared field SC is not accessible. 'The value of Shared field SD is not accessible. 'The value of instance field A is: A public instance field. -modified- 'The value of instance field B is: A friend instance field. -modified- 'The value of instance field C is not accessible. 'The value of instance field D is not accessible.
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