Type.GetField Method (String)
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Searches for the public field with the specified name.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Function GetField ( _
name As String _
) As FieldInfo
public FieldInfo GetField(
string name
)
Parameters
- name
Type: System.String
The String containing the name of the data field to get.
Return Value
Type: System.Reflection.FieldInfo
A FieldInfo object representing the public field with the specified name, if found; otherwise, nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
Exceptions
Exception | Condition |
---|---|
ArgumentNullException | name is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). |
NotSupportedException | This Type object is a TypeBuilder whose CreateType method has not yet been called. |
Remarks
The search for name is case-sensitive. The search includes public static and public instance fields.
If the current Type represents a constructed generic type, this method returns the FieldInfo with the type parameters replaced by the appropriate type arguments.
If the current Type represents a type parameter in the definition of a generic type or generic method, this method searches the fields of the class constraint.
Examples
The following example gets the Type object for the specified class, obtains the FieldInfo object for the field, and displays the value of the field.
Note: |
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To run this example, see Building Examples That Use a Demo Method and a TextBlock Control. |
Imports System.Reflection
Public Class MyFieldClassA
Public Field As String = "A Field"
End Class
Public Class MyFieldClassB
Private myField As String = "B Field"
Public Property Field() As String
Get
Return myField
End Get
Set(ByVal Value As String)
If myField <> Value Then
myField = Value
End If
End Set
End Property
End Class
Public Class Example
Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
Dim myFieldObjectB As New MyFieldClassB()
Dim myFieldObjectA As New MyFieldClassA()
Dim myTypeA As Type = GetType(MyFieldClassA)
Dim myFieldInfo As FieldInfo = myTypeA.GetField("Field")
Dim myTypeB As Type = GetType(MyFieldClassB)
Dim myFieldInfo1 As FieldInfo = myTypeB.GetField("myField", _
BindingFlags.NonPublic Or BindingFlags.Instance)
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("The value of the public field is: '{0}'", _
myFieldInfo.GetValue(myFieldObjectA)) + vbCrLf
Try
' In Silverlight, the value of a private field cannot be accessed
' by using reflection.
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("The value of the private field is: '{0}'", _
myFieldInfo1.GetValue(myFieldObjectB)) + vbCrLf
Catch ex As Exception
outputBlock.Text &= ex.GetType().Name & " occurred: " & ex.Message
End Try
End Sub
End Class
' This code produces output similar to the following:
'
'The value of the public field is: 'A Field'
'FieldAccessException occurred: SilverlightApplication.MyFieldClassB.myField
using System;
using System.Reflection;
public class MyFieldClassA
{
public string Field = "A Field";
}
public class MyFieldClassB
{
private string field = "B Field";
public string Field
{
get
{
return field;
}
set
{
if (field != value)
{
field = value;
}
}
}
}
public class Example
{
public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
{
MyFieldClassB myFieldObjectB = new MyFieldClassB();
MyFieldClassA myFieldObjectA = new MyFieldClassA();
Type myTypeA = typeof(MyFieldClassA);
FieldInfo myFieldInfo = myTypeA.GetField("Field");
Type myTypeB = typeof(MyFieldClassB);
FieldInfo myFieldInfo1 = myTypeB.GetField("field",
BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("The value of the public field is: '{0}'\n",
myFieldInfo.GetValue(myFieldObjectA));
try
{
// In Silverlight, the value of a private field cannot be accessed
// by using reflection.
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("The value of the private field is: '{0}'\n",
myFieldInfo1.GetValue(myFieldObjectB));
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
outputBlock.Text += ex.GetType().Name + " occurred: " + ex.Message;
}
}
}
/* This code produces output similar to the following:
The value of the public field is: 'A Field'
FieldAccessException occurred: MyFieldClassB.myField
*/
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.
See Also