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ModuleBuilder.GetType Method (String)

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Gets the named type defined in this module.

Namespace:  System.Reflection.Emit
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public Overrides Function GetType ( _
    className As String _
) As Type

[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public override Type GetType(
    string className
)

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System.Type
The requested type, if the type is defined in this module; otherwise, nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentException

Length of className is zero or is greater than 1023.
ArgumentNullException

className is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
TargetInvocationException

A class initializer is invoked and throws an exception.
TypeLoadException

An error is encountered while loading the Type.

Remarks

Do not use this method to generate array types, pointer types, or byref types. Use the TypeBuilder.MakeArrayType, TypeBuilder.MakePointerType, and TypeBuilder.MakeByRefType methods instead.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.