ISimpleTypeProvider<TType>.GetTypeFromDefinition Method
Definition
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Gets the type symbol for a type definition.
public:
TType GetTypeFromDefinition(System::Reflection::Metadata::MetadataReader ^ reader, System::Reflection::Metadata::TypeDefinitionHandle handle, System::Byte rawTypeKind);
public TType GetTypeFromDefinition (System.Reflection.Metadata.MetadataReader reader, System.Reflection.Metadata.TypeDefinitionHandle handle, byte rawTypeKind);
abstract member GetTypeFromDefinition : System.Reflection.Metadata.MetadataReader * System.Reflection.Metadata.TypeDefinitionHandle * byte -> 'ype
Public Function GetTypeFromDefinition (reader As MetadataReader, handle As TypeDefinitionHandle, rawTypeKind As Byte) As TType
Parameters
- reader
- MetadataReader
The metadata reader that was passed to the signature decoder. It may be null
.
- handle
- TypeDefinitionHandle
The type definition handle.
- rawTypeKind
- Byte
The kind of the type, as specified in the signature. To interpret this value use ResolveSignatureTypeKind(MetadataReader, EntityHandle, Byte).
Returns
The type symbol.
Remarks
When the signature comes from a WinMD file, additional processing is needed to determine whether the target type is a value type or a reference type.