IAssemblySymbol.GetTypeByMetadataName(String) Method

Definition

Lookup a type within the assembly using the canonical CLR metadata name of the type.

public:
 Microsoft::CodeAnalysis::INamedTypeSymbol ^ GetTypeByMetadataName(System::String ^ fullyQualifiedMetadataName);
public Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.INamedTypeSymbol GetTypeByMetadataName (string fullyQualifiedMetadataName);
public Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.INamedTypeSymbol? GetTypeByMetadataName (string fullyQualifiedMetadataName);
abstract member GetTypeByMetadataName : string -> Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.INamedTypeSymbol
Public Function GetTypeByMetadataName (fullyQualifiedMetadataName As String) As INamedTypeSymbol

Parameters

fullyQualifiedMetadataName
String

Type name.

Returns

Symbol for the type or null if type cannot be found or is ambiguous.

Applies to