TypeProvider.GetType Method
Definition
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Gets the Type from the qualified type name passed by searching through the assembly references and code compile units that are added.
Overloads
| GetType(String) |
Gets the type from the set of assemblies added to the |
| GetType(String, Boolean) |
Gets the type from the set of assemblies added to the |
GetType(String)
Gets the type from the set of assemblies added to the TypeProvider using AddAssembly(Assembly), AddAssemblyReference(String), or AddCodeCompileUnit(CodeCompileUnit).
public:
virtual Type ^ GetType(System::String ^ name);public Type GetType (string name);override this.GetType : string -> TypePublic Function GetType (name As String) As TypeParameters
- name
- String
The type name.
Returns
The requested Type.
Implements
Exceptions
name is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic)
Remarks
If the name is not resolvable within the cache of assemblies and compiled units of this instance, a null reference (Visual Basic Nothing) is returned. Invoking this overload is the same as invoking the two parameter overloads with the value of the parameter throwOnError set to true.
Applies to
GetType(String, Boolean)
Gets the type from the set of assemblies added to the TypeProvider using AddAssembly(Assembly), AddAssemblyReference(String), or AddCodeCompileUnit(CodeCompileUnit).
public:
virtual Type ^ GetType(System::String ^ name, bool throwOnError);public Type GetType (string name, bool throwOnError);override this.GetType : string * bool -> TypePublic Function GetType (name As String, throwOnError As Boolean) As TypeParameters
- name
- String
The type name.
- throwOnError
- Boolean
A value that indicates whether to throw an exception if name is not resolvable.
Returns
The requested Type.
Implements
Exceptions
name is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic)
name is not resolvable and throwOnError is true.
Remarks
If the name is not resolvable within the cache of assemblies and compiled units of this instance, a null reference (Nothing) is returned; in the case that throwOnError is false.
