TypeName.GetGenericTypeDefinition Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Reflection.Metadata

Assembly:

System.Reflection.Metadata.dll

Package:

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

Returns a TypeName object that represents a generic type name definition from which the current generic type name can be constructed.

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

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

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

Public Function GetGenericTypeDefinition () As TypeName

Returns

TypeName

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException

The current type is not a generic type.

Remarks

Given "Dictionary<string, int>", this method returns the generic type definition "Dictionary<,>".