Type.ReflectedType Property

Definition

Gets the class object that was used to obtain this member.

public override Type? ReflectedType { get; }
public override Type ReflectedType { get; }

Property Value

The Type object through which this Type object was obtained.

Implements

Examples

This example displays the reflected type of a nested class.

using System;
using System.Reflection;

public abstract class MyClassA
{

    public abstract class MyClassB
    {
    }

    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Reflected type of MyClassB is {0}",
            typeof(MyClassB).ReflectedType); //outputs MyClassA, the enclosing class
    }
}

Remarks

For Type objects, the value of this property is always the same as the value of the DeclaringType property.

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

See also