Module.GetType Method (String, Boolean)
[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]
Returns the specified type, searching the module with the specified case sensitivity.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- className
- Type: System.String
The name of the type to locate. The name must be fully qualified with the namespace.
- ignoreCase
- Type: System.Boolean
true to perform a case-insensitive search; otherwise, false.
| Exception | Condition |
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| ArgumentNullException | className is null. |
| TargetInvocationException | The class initializers are invoked and an exception is thrown. |
| ArgumentException | className is a zero-length string. |
| FileNotFoundException | className requires a dependent assembly that could not be found. |
| FileLoadException | className requires a dependent assembly that was found but could not be loaded. -or- The current assembly was loaded into the reflection-only context, and className requires a dependent assembly that was not preloaded. |
| BadImageFormatException | className requires a dependent assembly, but the file is not a valid assembly. -or- className requires a dependent assembly which was compiled for a version of the runtime later than the currently loaded version. |
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If the type has been forwarded to another assembly, it is still returned by this method. |
A type can be retrieved from a specific module using Module.GetType. Calling Module.GetType on the module that contains the manifest will not search the entire assembly. To retrieve a type from an assembly, regardless of which module it is in, you must call Assembly.GetType.
Version Notes
Windows Phone
GetType does not throw ArgumentException when an empty string is passed as className. Instead, it returns null.The following example gets a type in the currently executing module, specifying a string that has incorrect casing and specifying true for the ignoreCase parameter so that case is ignored.
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To run this example, see Building examples that have static TextBlock controls for Windows Phone 8. |
using System; using System.Reflection; class Example { public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock) { Module[] moduleArray; moduleArray = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetModules(); Module myModule = moduleArray[0]; Type myType; myType = myModule.GetType("example", true); outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Found type: {0}\n", myType.ToString()); } } /* This example produces output similar to the following: Found type: Example */
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