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TypeDescriptor.GetReflectionType Method

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Definition

Namespace:
System.ComponentModel
Assembly:
System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter.dll
Assembly:
System.dll
Assembly:
netstandard.dll

Returns a Type that can be used to perform reflection.

Overloads

GetReflectionType(Object)

Returns a Type that can be used to perform reflection, given an object.
GetReflectionType(Type)

Returns a Type that can be used to perform reflection, given a class type.

GetReflectionType(Object)

Source:
TypeDescriptor.cs
Source:
TypeDescriptor.cs
Source:
TypeDescriptor.cs

Returns a Type that can be used to perform reflection, given an object.

public:
 static Type ^ GetReflectionType(System::Object ^ instance);
public static Type GetReflectionType (object instance);
static member GetReflectionType : obj -> Type
Public Shared Function GetReflectionType (instance As Object) As Type

Parameters

instance
Object

An instance of the target component.

Returns

Type

A Type for the specified object.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

instance is null.

Remarks

The GetReflectionType method is a low-level version of the GetTypeDescriptor method. GetReflectionType is typically used to perform standard reflection against an object when no custom type descriptor can be located for it.

See also

Applies to

GetReflectionType(Type)

Source:
TypeDescriptor.cs
Source:
TypeDescriptor.cs
Source:
TypeDescriptor.cs

Returns a Type that can be used to perform reflection, given a class type.

public:
 static Type ^ GetReflectionType(Type ^ type);
public static Type GetReflectionType (Type type);
static member GetReflectionType : Type -> Type
Public Shared Function GetReflectionType (type As Type) As Type

Parameters

type
Type

The Type of the target component.

Returns

Type

A Type of the specified class.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

type is null.

Remarks

The GetReflectionType method is a low-level version of the GetTypeDescriptor method. GetReflectionType is typically used to perform standard reflection against a class when no custom type descriptor can be located for it.

See also

Applies to