FormatterServices.GetTypeFromAssembly(Assembly, String) Method

Definition

Looks up the Type of the specified object in the provided Assembly.

C#
public static Type? GetTypeFromAssembly(System.Reflection.Assembly assem, string name);
C#
public static Type GetTypeFromAssembly(System.Reflection.Assembly assem, string name);
C#
[System.Security.SecurityCritical]
public static Type GetTypeFromAssembly(System.Reflection.Assembly assem, string name);

Parameters

assem
Assembly

The assembly where you want to look up the object.

name
String

The name of the object.

Returns

The Type of the named object.

Attributes

Exceptions

The assem parameter is null.

The caller does not have the required permission.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8 (package-provided), 8, 9 (package-provided), 9, 10 (package-provided), 10
.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

See also