TypeName.GetElementType Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Reflection.Metadata

Assembly:

System.Reflection.Metadata.dll

Package:

System.Reflection.Metadata v9.0.0-rc.2.24473.5

Gets the TypeName of the object encompassed or referred to by the current array, pointer, or reference type.

public:
 System::Reflection::Metadata::TypeName ^ GetElementType();

public System.Reflection.Metadata.TypeName GetElementType ();

member this.GetElementType : unit -> System.Reflection.Metadata.TypeName

Public Function GetElementType () As TypeName

Returns

TypeName

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException

The current type is not an array, pointer or reference.

Remarks

For example, given "int[][]", unwraps the outermost array and returns "int[]".