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ModuleBuilder.GetTypeMetadataToken(Type) Method

Definition

When overridden in a derived class, returns the metadata token for the given Type relative to the Module.

public:
 abstract int GetTypeMetadataToken(Type ^ type);
public abstract int GetTypeMetadataToken (Type type);
abstract member GetTypeMetadataToken : Type -> int
Public MustOverride Function GetTypeMetadataToken (type As Type) As Integer

Parameters

type
Type

The Type for which to retrieve the token.

Returns

An integer representing the metadata token.

Remarks

Tokens are used to identify objects when the objects are used in IL instructions. Tokens are always relative to the Module.

Applies to