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ModuleBuilder::GetType Method (String^)

 

Gets the named type defined in the module.

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

public:
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
virtual Type^ GetType(
	String^ className
) override

Parameters

className
Type: System::String^

The name of the Type to get.

Return Value

Type: System::Type^

The requested type, if the type is defined in this module; otherwise, null.

Exception Condition
ArgumentException

Length of className is zero or is greater than 1023.

ArgumentNullException

className is null.

SecurityException

The requested Type is non-public and the caller does not have ReflectionPermission to reflect non-public objects outside the current assembly.

TargetInvocationException

A class initializer is invoked and throws an exception.

TypeLoadException

An error is encountered while loading the Type.

Do not use this method to generate array types, pointer types, or byref types. Use the TypeBuilder::MakeArrayType, TypeBuilder::MakePointerType, and TypeBuilder::MakeByRefType methods instead.

System_CAPS_noteNote

Starting with the .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 1, this member no longer requires ReflectionPermission with the ReflectionPermissionFlag::ReflectionEmit flag. (See Security Issues in Reflection Emit.) To use this functionality, your application should target the .NET Framework 3.5 or later.

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
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