Module.GetType Method (String, Boolean)
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Returns the specified type, searching the module with the specified case sensitivity.
Namespace: System.Reflection
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public Overridable Function GetType ( _
className As String, _
ignoreCase As Boolean _
) As Type
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public virtual Type GetType(
string className,
bool ignoreCase
)
Parameters
- className
Type: System.String
The name of the type to locate. The name must be fully qualified with the namespace.
- ignoreCase
Type: System.Boolean
true to perform a case-insensitive search; otherwise, false.
Return Value
Type: System.Type
The given type, if the type is in this module; otherwise, nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
Exceptions
Exception | Condition |
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ArgumentNullException | className is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). |
TargetInvocationException | The class initializers are invoked and an exception is thrown. |
ArgumentException | className is a zero-length string. |
FileNotFoundException | className requires a dependent assembly that could not be found. |
FileLoadException | className requires a dependent assembly that was found but could not be loaded. -or- The current assembly was loaded into the reflection-only context, and className requires a dependent assembly that was not preloaded. |
BadImageFormatException | className requires a dependent assembly, but the file is not a valid assembly. -or- className requires a dependent assembly which was compiled for a version of the runtime later than the currently loaded version. |
Remarks
Note: |
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If the type has been forwarded to another assembly, it is still returned by this method. |
A type can be retrieved from a specific module using Module.GetType. Calling Module.GetType on the module that contains the manifest will not search the entire assembly. To retrieve a type from an assembly, regardless of which module it is in, you must call Assembly.GetType.
Platform Notes
Silverlight for Windows Phone
GetType does not throw ArgumentException when an empty string is passed as className. Instead, it returns nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
Examples
The following example gets a type in the currently executing module, specifying a string that has incorrect casing and specifying true for the ignoreCase parameter so that case is ignored.
Note: |
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To run this example, see Building Examples That Use a Demo Method and a TextBlock Control. |
Imports System.Reflection
Class Example
Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
Dim moduleArray() As [Module]
moduleArray = [Assembly].GetExecutingAssembly().GetModules()
Dim myModule As [Module] = moduleArray(0)
Dim myType As Type
myType = myModule.GetType("SILVERlightApplication.example", True)
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Found type: {0}" & vbLf, myType.ToString())
End Sub
End Class
' This example produces output similar to the following:
'
'Found type: SilverlightApplication.Example
using System;
using System.Reflection;
class Example
{
public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
{
Module[] moduleArray;
moduleArray = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetModules();
Module myModule = moduleArray[0];
Type myType;
myType = myModule.GetType("example", true);
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Found type: {0}\n", myType.ToString());
}
}
/* This example produces output similar to the following:
Found type: Example
*/
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.