MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod Method

Definition

Returns a MethodBase object representing the currently executing method.

C#
public static System.Reflection.MethodBase? GetCurrentMethod();
C#
public static System.Reflection.MethodBase GetCurrentMethod();

Returns

GetCurrentMethod() is a static method that is called from within an executing method and that returns information about that method.

A MethodBase object representing the currently executing method.

Exceptions

This member was invoked with a late-binding mechanism.

Examples

The following example defines two types. The first is a non-generic class, TestClass, includes a constructor, a method named GetValue, and a read-write property named GetValue. The second is a generic class named TestClass<T> that includes a constructor, a GetValue method, and a generic method, ConvertValue<Y>. Each constructor, method, and property accessor includes a call to the GetCurrentMethod method.

C#
using System;
using System.Reflection;

public class Example
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      var t = new TestClass();  
      Console.WriteLine(t.GetValue());
      t.Value = 10;
      Console.WriteLine(t.Value);
      Console.WriteLine();
      
      var tg =new Test<int>(200);
      Console.WriteLine(tg.GetValue());
      var b = tg.ConvertValue<Byte>();
      Console.WriteLine("{0} -> {1} ({2})", tg.GetValue().GetType().Name,
                        b, b.GetType().Name);
   }
}        

public class TestClass
{
   private Nullable<int> _value;
   
   public TestClass()
   {
      MethodBase m = MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod();
      Console.WriteLine("Executing {0}.{1}", 
                        m.ReflectedType.Name, m.Name);
   }
   
   public TestClass(int value)
   {
      MethodBase m = MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod();
      Console.WriteLine("Executing {0}.{1}", 
                        m.ReflectedType.Name, m.Name);
      _value = value;
   }
   
   public int Value
   {  
      get {
         MethodBase m = MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod();
         Console.WriteLine("Executing {0}.{1}", 
                           m.ReflectedType.Name, m.Name);
         return _value.GetValueOrDefault();
      }
      set {
         MethodBase m = MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod();
         Console.WriteLine("Executing {0}.{1}", 
                           m.ReflectedType.Name, m.Name);
         _value = value;
      }
   }
   
   public int GetValue()
   {
      MethodBase m = MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod();
      Console.WriteLine("Executing {0}.{1}", 
                        m.ReflectedType.Name, m.Name);
      return this.Value;
   }
}

public class Test<T>
{
   private T value;
   
   public Test(T value)
   {
      MethodBase m = MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod();
      Console.WriteLine("Executing {0}.{1}", 
                        m.ReflectedType.Name, m.Name);
      this.value = value;
   }
   
   public T GetValue()
   {
      MethodBase m = MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod();
      Console.WriteLine("Executing {0}.{1}", 
                        m.ReflectedType.Name, m.Name);
      return value;
   }
   
   public Y ConvertValue<Y>() 
   {
      MethodBase m = MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod();
      Console.WriteLine("Executing {0}.{1}", 
                        m.ReflectedType.Name, m.Name);
      Console.Write("      Generic method: {0}, definition: {1}, Args: ", 
                        m.IsGenericMethod, m.IsGenericMethodDefinition);
      if (m.IsGenericMethod) {
         foreach (var arg in m.GetGenericArguments())
            Console.Write("{0} ", arg.Name);
      }
      Console.WriteLine();
      try {
         return (Y) Convert.ChangeType(value, typeof(Y));
      }
      catch (OverflowException) {
         throw; 
      }   
      catch (InvalidCastException) {
         throw;
      }   
   }   
}
// The example displays the following output:
//       Executing TestClass..ctor
//       Executing TestClass.GetValue
//       Executing TestClass.get_Value
//       0
//       Executing TestClass.set_Value
//       Executing TestClass.get_Value
//       10
//       
//       Executing Test`1..ctor
//       Executing Test`1.GetValue
//       200
//       Executing Test`1.ConvertValue
//             Generic method: True, definition: True, Args: Y
//       Executing Test`1.GetValue
//       Int32 -> 200 (Byte)

Remarks

If the currently executing method is defined on a generic type, the MethodInfo that is returned by GetCurrentMethod is obtained from the generic type definition (that is, MethodBase.ContainsGenericParameters returns true). Therefore, it does not reflect the type arguments that were used when the method was called. For example, if a method M() is defined on a generic type C<T> (C(Of T) in Visual Basic), and GetCurrentMethod is called from C<string>.M(), then GetCurrentMethod returns C<T>.M() (C(Of T).M() in Visual Basic).

If the currently executing method is a generic method, GetCurrentMethod returns the generic method definition. If the generic method is defined on a generic type, the MethodInfo is obtained from the generic type definition.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0, 2.1