Interface ITypeIntrospectionProvider

Interface representing a reflection provider used to introspect System.Type objects.

Inherited Members

IMemberInfoIntrospectionProvider.GetCustomAttributesData(MemberInfo)

IMemberInfoIntrospectionProvider.GetCustomAttributes(MemberInfo, Boolean)

IMemberInfoIntrospectionProvider.GetCustomAttributes(MemberInfo, Type, Boolean)

IMemberInfoIntrospectionProvider.GetDeclaringType(MemberInfo)

IMemberInfoIntrospectionProvider.GetMetadataToken(MemberInfo)

IMemberInfoIntrospectionProvider.GetModule(MemberInfo)

IMemberInfoIntrospectionProvider.GetName(MemberInfo)

IMemberInfoIntrospectionProvider.GetReflectedType(MemberInfo)

IMemberInfoIntrospectionProvider.IsDefined(MemberInfo, Type, Boolean)

IReflectionTypeSystemProvider.IsSubclassOf(Type, Type)

IReflectionTypeSystemProvider.IsInstanceOfType(Type, Object)

IReflectionTypeSystemProvider.IsEquivalentTo(Type, Type)

IReflectionTypeSystemProvider.IsAssignableFrom(Type, Type)

Namespace: System.Reflection

Assembly: Nuqleon.Reflection.Virtualization.dll

Syntax

public interface ITypeIntrospectionProvider : IMemberInfoIntrospectionProvider, IReflectionTypeSystemProvider

Methods

ContainsGenericParameters(Type)

Gets a value indicating whether the specified type object has type parameters that have not been replaced by specific types.

Declaration

bool ContainsGenericParameters(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to check for generic parameters.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	true if the specified `type` object is itself a generic type parameter or has type parameters for which specific types have not been supplied; otherwise, false.

FindInterfaces(Type, TypeFilter, Object)

Returns an array of System.Type objects representing a filtered list of interfaces implemented or inherited by the specified type.

Declaration

IReadOnlyList<Type> FindInterfaces(Type type, TypeFilter filter, object filterCriteria)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to find interfaces for.
System.Reflection.TypeFilter	filter	The delegate that compares the interfaces against `filterCriteria`.
System.Object	filterCriteria	The search criteria that determines whether an interface should be included in the returned array.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList<System.Type>	An array of System.Type objects representing a filtered list of the interfaces implemented or inherited by the specified `type`, or an empty array of type System.Type if no interfaces matching the filter are implemented or inherited by the specified `type`.

FindMembers(Type, MemberTypes, BindingFlags, MemberFilter, Object)

Returns a filtered array of System.Reflection.MemberInfo objects of the specified member type.

Declaration

IReadOnlyList<MemberInfo> FindMembers(Type type, MemberTypes memberType, BindingFlags bindingAttr, MemberFilter filter, object filterCriteria)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to find members in.
System.Reflection.MemberTypes	memberType	An object that indicates the type of member to search for.
System.Reflection.BindingFlags	bindingAttr	A bitmask comprised of one or more System.Reflection.BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted.-or- Zero, to return null.
System.Reflection.MemberFilter	filter	The delegate that does the comparisons, returning true if the member currently being inspected matches the `filterCriteria` and false otherwise. You can use the FilterAttribute, FilterName, and FilterNameIgnoreCase delegates supplied by this class. The first uses the fields of FieldAttributes, MethodAttributes, and MethodImplAttributes as search criteria, and the other two delegates use String objects as the search criteria.
System.Object	filterCriteria	The search criteria that determines whether a member is returned in the array of MemberInfo objects.The fields of FieldAttributes, MethodAttributes, and MethodImplAttributes can be used in conjunction with the FilterAttribute delegate supplied by this class.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList<System.Reflection.MemberInfo>	A filtered array of System.Reflection.MemberInfo objects of the specified member type.-or- An empty array of type System.Reflection.MemberInfo, if the specified `type` does not have members of type `memberType` that match the filter criteria.

GetArrayRank(Type)

Gets the number of dimensions in an System.Array.

Declaration

int GetArrayRank(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the rank for.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Int32	An System.Int32 containing the number of dimensions in the specified `type`.

GetAssembly(Type)

Gets the System.Reflection.Assembly in which the specified type is declared. For generic types, gets the System.Reflection.Assembly in which the generic type is defined.

Declaration

Assembly GetAssembly(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the declaring assembly for.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Reflection.Assembly	An System.Reflection.Assembly instance that describes the assembly containing the specified `type`. For generic types, the instance describes the assembly that contains the generic type definition, not the assembly that creates and uses a particular constructed type.

GetAssemblyQualifiedName(Type)

Gets the assembly-qualified name of the specified type, which includes the name of the assembly from which the specified type was loaded.

Declaration

string GetAssemblyQualifiedName(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the assembly-qualified name for.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The assembly-qualified name of the specified `type`, which includes the name of the assembly from which the specified `type` was loaded, or null if the current instance represents a generic type parameter.

GetAttributes(Type)

Gets the attributes associated with the specified type.

Declaration

TypeAttributes GetAttributes(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the attributes for.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Reflection.TypeAttributes	A System.Reflection.TypeAttributes object representing the attribute set of the specified `type`, unless the specified `type` represents a generic type parameter, in which case the value is unspecified.

GetBaseType(Type)

Gets the type from which the specified type directly inherits.

Declaration

Type GetBaseType(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the base type for.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Type	The System.Type from which the specified `type` directly inherits, or null if the type represents the System.Object class or an interface.

GetConstructor(Type, BindingFlags, Binder, CallingConventions, Type[], ParameterModifier[])

Searches for a constructor whose parameters match the specified argument types and modifiers, using the specified binding constraints and the specified calling convention.

Declaration

ConstructorInfo GetConstructor(Type type, BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder binder, CallingConventions callConvention, Type[] types, ParameterModifier[] modifiers)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the constructor for.
System.Reflection.BindingFlags	bindingAttr	A bitmask comprised of one or more System.Reflection.BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted.
System.Reflection.Binder	binder	An object that defines a set of properties and enables binding, which can involve selection of an overloaded method, coercion of argument types, and invocation of a member through reflection.-or- A null reference, to use the System.Type.DefaultBinder.
System.Reflection.CallingConventions	callConvention	The object that specifies the set of rules to use regarding the order and layout of arguments, how the return value is passed, what registers are used for arguments, and the stack is cleaned up.
System.Type[]	types	An array of System.Type objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the constructor to get.-or- An empty array of the type System.Type to get a constructor that takes no parameters.
System.Reflection.ParameterModifier[]	modifiers	An array of System.Reflection.ParameterModifier objects representing the attributes associated with the corresponding element in the `types` array. The default binder does not process this parameter.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Reflection.ConstructorInfo	An object representing the constructor that matches the specified requirements, if found; otherwise, null.

GetConstructors(Type, BindingFlags)

Searches for the constructors defined for the specified type, using the specified binding constraints.

Declaration

IReadOnlyList<ConstructorInfo> GetConstructors(Type type, BindingFlags bindingAttr)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the constructors for.
System.Reflection.BindingFlags	bindingAttr	A bitmask comprised of one or more System.Reflection.BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList<System.Reflection.ConstructorInfo>	An array of System.Reflection.ConstructorInfo objects representing all constructors defined for the specified type that match the specified binding constraints.-or- An empty array of type System.Reflection.ConstructorInfo, if no constructors are defined for the specified type, or if none of the defined constructors match the binding constraints.

GetDeclaringMethod(Type)

Gets a System.Reflection.MethodBase that represents the declaring method, if the specified type represents a type parameter of a generic method.

Declaration

MethodBase GetDeclaringMethod(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the declaring method for.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Reflection.MethodBase	If the specified `type` represents a type parameter of a generic method, a System.Reflection.MethodBase that represents declaring method; otherwise, null.

GetDeclaringType(Type)

Gets the type that declares the current nested type or generic type parameter.

Declaration

Type GetDeclaringType(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the declaring type for.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Type	A System.Type object representing the enclosing type, if the specified `type` is a nested type; or the generic type definition, if the specified `type` is a type parameter of a generic type; or the type that declares the generic method, if the specified `type` is a type parameter of a generic method; otherwise, null.

GetDefaultMembers(Type)

Searches for the members defined for the specified type whose System.Reflection.DefaultMemberAttribute is set.

Declaration

IReadOnlyList<MemberInfo> GetDefaultMembers(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the default members for.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList<System.Reflection.MemberInfo>	An array of System.Reflection.MemberInfo objects representing all default members of the specified `type`.-or- An empty array of type System.Reflection.MemberInfo, if the `type` does not have default members.

GetElementType(Type)

Gets the element type of an array, by-ref, or pointer type.

Declaration

Type GetElementType(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the element type for.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Type	The element type of the specified type.

GetEvent(Type, String, BindingFlags)

Searches for an event with the specified name, using the specified binding constraints.

Declaration

EventInfo GetEvent(Type type, string name, BindingFlags bindingAttr)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the event for.
System.String	name	The name of the event to search for.
System.Reflection.BindingFlags	bindingAttr	A bitmask comprised of one or more System.Reflection.BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Reflection.EventInfo	An object representing the event that matches the specified requirements, if found; otherwise, null.

GetEvents(Type, BindingFlags)

Searches for events that are declared or inherited by the specified type, using the specified binding constraints.

Declaration

IReadOnlyList<EventInfo> GetEvents(Type type, BindingFlags bindingAttr)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the events for.
System.Reflection.BindingFlags	bindingAttr	A bitmask comprised of one or more System.Reflection.BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList<System.Reflection.EventInfo>	An array of System.Reflection.EventInfo objects representing all events defined for the specified type that match the specified binding constraints.-or- An empty array of type System.Reflection.EventInfo, if no events are defined for the specified type, or if none of the defined events match the binding constraints.

GetField(Type, String, BindingFlags)

Searches for a field with the specified name, using the specified binding constraints.

Declaration

FieldInfo GetField(Type type, string name, BindingFlags bindingAttr)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the field for.
System.String	name	The name of the field to search for.
System.Reflection.BindingFlags	bindingAttr	A bitmask comprised of one or more System.Reflection.BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Reflection.FieldInfo	An object representing the field that matches the specified requirements, if found; otherwise, null.

GetFields(Type, BindingFlags)

Searches for fields defined for the specified type, using the specified binding constraints.

Declaration

IReadOnlyList<FieldInfo> GetFields(Type type, BindingFlags bindingAttr)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the fields for.
System.Reflection.BindingFlags	bindingAttr	A bitmask comprised of one or more System.Reflection.BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList<System.Reflection.FieldInfo>	An array of System.Reflection.FieldInfo objects representing all fields defined for the specified type that match the specified binding constraints.-or- An empty array of type System.Reflection.FieldInfo, if no fields are defined for the specified type, or if none of the defined fields match the binding constraints.

GetFullName(Type)

Gets the fully qualified name of the specified type, including the namespace of the System.Type but not the assembly.

Declaration

string GetFullName(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the full name for.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The fully qualified name of the specified `type`, including the namespace of the System.Type but not the assembly; or null if the specified `type` represents a generic type parameter, an array type, pointer type, or byref type based on a type parameter, or a generic type that is not a generic type definition but contains unresolved type parameters.

GetGenericArguments(Type)

Returns an array of System.Type objects that represent the type arguments of a closed generic type or the type parameters of a generic type definition.

Declaration

IReadOnlyList<Type> GetGenericArguments(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the generic arguments for.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList<System.Type>	An array of System.Type objects that represent the type arguments of a generic type. Returns an empty array if the specified type is not a generic type.

GetGenericParameterAttributes(Type)

Gets a combination of System.Reflection.GenericParameterAttributes flags that describe the covariance and special constraints of the specified generic type parameter.

Declaration

GenericParameterAttributes GetGenericParameterAttributes(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the generic parameter attributes for.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Reflection.GenericParameterAttributes	A bitwise combination of System.Reflection.GenericParameterAttributes values that describes the covariance and special constraints of the specified generic type parameter.

GetGenericParameterConstraints(Type)

Returns an array of System.Type objects that represent the constraints on the generic type parameter.

Declaration

IReadOnlyList<Type> GetGenericParameterConstraints(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The generic parameter type to get the constraints for.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList<System.Type>	An array of System.Type objects that represent the constraints on the specified generic type parameter.

GetGenericParameterPosition(Type)

Gets the position of the type parameter in the type parameter list of the generic type or method that declared the parameter, when the specified type represents a type parameter of a generic type or a generic method.

Declaration

int GetGenericParameterPosition(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the generic parameter position for.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Int32	The position of a type parameter in the type parameter list of the generic type or method that defines the parameter. Position numbers begin at 0.

GetGenericTypeDefinition(Type)

Gets the generic type definition of the specified generic type.

Declaration

Type GetGenericTypeDefinition(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the generic type definition for.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Type	The generic type definition of the specified type.

GetGuid(Type)

Gets the GUID associated with the specified type.

Declaration

Guid GetGuid(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the associated GUID for.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Guid	The GUID associated with the specified `type`.

GetInterface(Type, String, Boolean)

Searches for the specified interface, specifying whether to do a case-insensitive search for the interface name.

Declaration

Type GetInterface(Type type, string name, bool ignoreCase)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the interface for.
System.String	name	The string containing the name of the interface to get. For generic interfaces, this is the mangled name.
System.Boolean	ignoreCase	true to ignore the case of that part of `name` that specifies the simple interface name (the part that specifies the namespace must be correctly cased).-or- false to perform a case-sensitive search for all parts of `name`.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Type	An object representing the interface with the specified name, implemented or inherited by the specified type, if found; otherwise, null.

GetInterfaceMap(Type, Type)

Returns an interface mapping for the specified interface type.

Declaration

InterfaceMapping GetInterfaceMap(Type type, Type interfaceType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the interface mapping for.
System.Type	interfaceType	The interface type to retrieve a mapping for.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Reflection.InterfaceMapping	An object that represents the interface mapping for `interfaceType`

GetInterfaces(Type)

Gets all the interfaces implemented or inherited by the specified type.

Declaration

IReadOnlyList<Type> GetInterfaces(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the interfaces for.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList<System.Type>	An array of System.Type objects representing all the interfaces implemented or inherited by the specified type.-or- An empty array of type System.Type, if no interfaces are implemented or inherited by the specified type.

GetMember(Type, String, MemberTypes, BindingFlags)

Searches for the specified members of the specified member type, using the specified binding constraints.

Declaration

IReadOnlyList<MemberInfo> GetMember(Type type, string name, MemberTypes memberTypes, BindingFlags bindingAttr)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the members for.
System.String	name	The string containing the name of the members to get.
System.Reflection.MemberTypes	memberTypes	The types of members to search for.
System.Reflection.BindingFlags	bindingAttr	A bitmask comprised of one or more System.Reflection.BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList<System.Reflection.MemberInfo>	An array of System.Reflection.MemberInfo objects representing the members with the specified name, if found; otherwise, an empty array.

GetMembers(Type, BindingFlags)

Searches for members defined for the specified type, using the specified binding constraints.

Declaration

IReadOnlyList<MemberInfo> GetMembers(Type type, BindingFlags bindingAttr)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the members for.
System.Reflection.BindingFlags	bindingAttr	A bitmask comprised of one or more System.Reflection.BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList<System.Reflection.MemberInfo>	An array of System.Reflection.MemberInfo objects representing all members defined for the specified type that match the specified binding constraints.-or- An empty array of type System.Reflection.MemberInfo, if no members are defined for the specified type, or if none of the defined members match the binding constraints.

GetMethod(Type, String, Int32, BindingFlags, Binder, CallingConventions, Type[], ParameterModifier[])

Searches for the specified method whose parameters match the specified generic parameter count, argument types and modifiers, using the specified binding constraints and the specified calling convention.

Declaration

MethodInfo GetMethod(Type type, string name, int genericParameterCount, BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder binder, CallingConventions callConvention, Type[] types, ParameterModifier[] modifiers)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the method for.
System.String	name	The string containing the name of the method to get.
System.Int32	genericParameterCount	The number of generic type parameters of the method.
System.Reflection.BindingFlags	bindingAttr	A bitmask comprised of one or more System.Reflection.BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted.
System.Reflection.Binder	binder	An object that defines a set of properties and enables binding, which can involve selection of an overloaded method, coercion of argument types, and invocation of a member through reflection.-or- A null reference, to use the System.Type.DefaultBinder.
System.Reflection.CallingConventions	callConvention	The object that specifies the set of rules to use regarding the order and layout of arguments, how the return value is passed, what registers are used for arguments, and the stack is cleaned up.
System.Type[]	types	An array of System.Type objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the method to get.-or- An empty array of the type System.Type to get a method that takes no parameters.
System.Reflection.ParameterModifier[]	modifiers	An array of System.Reflection.ParameterModifier objects representing the attributes associated with the corresponding element in the `types` array. The default binder does not process this parameter.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Reflection.MethodInfo	An object representing the method that matches the specified requirements, if found; otherwise, null.

GetMethod(Type, String, BindingFlags)

Searches for the specified method, using the specified binding constraints.

Declaration

MethodInfo GetMethod(Type type, string name, BindingFlags bindingAttr)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the method for.
System.String	name	The string containing the name of the method to get.
System.Reflection.BindingFlags	bindingAttr	A bitmask comprised of one or more System.Reflection.BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Reflection.MethodInfo	An object representing the method that matches the specified requirements, if found; otherwise, null.

GetMethod(Type, String, BindingFlags, Binder, CallingConventions, Type[], ParameterModifier[])

Searches for the specified method whose parameters match the specified argument types and modifiers, using the specified binding constraints and the specified calling convention.

Declaration

MethodInfo GetMethod(Type type, string name, BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder binder, CallingConventions callConvention, Type[] types, ParameterModifier[] modifiers)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the method for.
System.String	name	The string containing the name of the method to get.
System.Reflection.BindingFlags	bindingAttr	A bitmask comprised of one or more System.Reflection.BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted.
System.Reflection.Binder	binder	An object that defines a set of properties and enables binding, which can involve selection of an overloaded method, coercion of argument types, and invocation of a member through reflection.-or- A null reference, to use the System.Type.DefaultBinder.
System.Reflection.CallingConventions	callConvention	The object that specifies the set of rules to use regarding the order and layout of arguments, how the return value is passed, what registers are used for arguments, and the stack is cleaned up.
System.Type[]	types	An array of System.Type objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the method to get.-or- An empty array of the type System.Type to get a method that takes no parameters.
System.Reflection.ParameterModifier[]	modifiers	An array of System.Reflection.ParameterModifier objects representing the attributes associated with the corresponding element in the `types` array. The default binder does not process this parameter.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Reflection.MethodInfo	An object representing the method that matches the specified requirements, if found; otherwise, null.

GetMethods(Type, BindingFlags)

Searches for methods defined for the specified type, using the specified binding constraints.

Declaration

IReadOnlyList<MethodInfo> GetMethods(Type type, BindingFlags bindingAttr)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the methods for.
System.Reflection.BindingFlags	bindingAttr	A bitmask comprised of one or more System.Reflection.BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList<System.Reflection.MethodInfo>	An array of System.Reflection.MethodInfo objects representing all methods defined for the specified type that match the specified binding constraints.-or- An empty array of type System.Reflection.MethodInfo, if no methods are defined for the specified type, or if none of the defined methods match the binding constraints.

GetModule(Type)

Gets the module in which the specified type is defined.

Declaration

Module GetModule(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the module for.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Reflection.Module	The module in which the specified `type` is defined.

GetNamespace(Type)

Gets the namespace of the specified type.

Declaration

string GetNamespace(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the namespace for.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The namespace of the specified `type`; null if the type has no namespace or represents a generic parameter.

GetNestedType(Type, String, BindingFlags)

Searches for a nested type with the specified name, using the specified binding constraints.

Declaration

Type GetNestedType(Type type, string name, BindingFlags bindingAttr)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the nested type for.
System.String	name	The name of the nested type to search for.
System.Reflection.BindingFlags	bindingAttr	A bitmask comprised of one or more System.Reflection.BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Type	An object representing the nested type that matches the specified requirements, if found; otherwise, null.

GetNestedTypes(Type, BindingFlags)

Searches for types nested in the specified type, using the specified binding constraints.

Declaration

IReadOnlyList<Type> GetNestedTypes(Type type, BindingFlags bindingAttr)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the nested types for.
System.Reflection.BindingFlags	bindingAttr	A bitmask comprised of one or more System.Reflection.BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList<System.Type>	An array of System.Type objects representing all nested types defined for the specified type that match the specified binding constraints.-or- An empty array of type System.Type, if no nested types are defined for the specified type, or if none of the nested types methods match the binding constraints.

GetProperties(Type, BindingFlags)

Searches for properties of for the specified type, using the specified binding constraints.

Declaration

IReadOnlyList<PropertyInfo> GetProperties(Type type, BindingFlags bindingAttr)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the properties for.
System.Reflection.BindingFlags	bindingAttr	A bitmask comprised of one or more System.Reflection.BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList<System.Reflection.PropertyInfo>	An array of System.Reflection.PropertyInfo objects representing all properties defined for the specified type that match the specified binding constraints.-or- An empty array of type System.Reflection.PropertyInfo, if no properties are defined for the specified type, or if none of the defined properties match the binding constraints.

GetProperty(Type, String, BindingFlags)

Searches for the specified property, using the specified binding constraints.

Declaration

PropertyInfo GetProperty(Type type, string name, BindingFlags bindingAttr)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the property for.
System.String	name	The string containing the name of the property to get.
System.Reflection.BindingFlags	bindingAttr	A bitmask comprised of one or more System.Reflection.BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Reflection.PropertyInfo	An object representing the property that matches the specified requirements, if found; otherwise, null.

GetProperty(Type, String, BindingFlags, Binder, Type, Type[], ParameterModifier[])

Searches for the specified property whose parameters match the specified argument types and modifiers, using the specified binding constraints.

Declaration

PropertyInfo GetProperty(Type type, string name, BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder binder, Type returnType, Type[] types, ParameterModifier[] modifiers)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the property for.
System.String	name	The string containing the name of the property to get.
System.Reflection.BindingFlags	bindingAttr	A bitmask comprised of one or more System.Reflection.BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted.
System.Reflection.Binder	binder	An object that defines a set of properties and enables binding, which can involve selection of an overloaded method, coercion of argument types, and invocation of a member through reflection.-or- A null reference, to use the System.Type.DefaultBinder.
System.Type	returnType	The return type of the property.
System.Type[]	types	An array of System.Type objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the indexed property to get.-or- An empty array of the type System.Type to get a property that is not indexed.
System.Reflection.ParameterModifier[]	modifiers	An array of System.Reflection.ParameterModifier objects representing the attributes associated with the corresponding element in the `types` array. The default binder does not process this parameter.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Reflection.PropertyInfo	An object representing the property that matches the specified requirements, if found; otherwise, null.

GetProperty(Type, String, Type)

Searches for the specified public property with the specified name and return type.

Declaration

PropertyInfo GetProperty(Type type, string name, Type returnType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the property for.
System.String	name	The string containing the name of the property to get.
System.Type	returnType	The return type of the property.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Reflection.PropertyInfo	An object representing the property that matches the specified requirements, if found; otherwise, null.

GetStructLayoutAttribute(Type)

Gets a System.Runtime.InteropServices.StructLayoutAttribute that describes the layout of the specified type.

Declaration

StructLayoutAttribute GetStructLayoutAttribute(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the struct layout attribute for.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Runtime.InteropServices.StructLayoutAttribute	A System.Runtime.InteropServices.StructLayoutAttribute that describes the gross layout features of the specified `type`.

GetTypeHandle(Type)

Gets the handle for the specified type.

Declaration

RuntimeTypeHandle GetTypeHandle(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the runtime handle for.

Returns

Type	Description
System.RuntimeTypeHandle	The handle for the specified `type`.

GetUnderlyingSystemType(Type)

Indicates the type provided by the common language runtime that represents the specified type.

Declaration

Type GetUnderlyingSystemType(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to get the underlying type for.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Type	The underlying system type for the specified `type`.

HasElementType(Type)

Gets a value indicating whether the specified type encompasses or refers to another type; that is, whether the specified type is an array, a pointer, or is passed by reference.

Declaration

bool HasElementType(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to check.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	true if the specified `type` is an array, a pointer, or is passed by reference; otherwise, false.

IsArray(Type)

Gets a value indicating whether the specified type is an array.

Declaration

bool IsArray(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to check.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	true if the specified `type` is an array; otherwise, false.

IsByRef(Type)

Gets a value indicating whether the specified type is passed by reference.

Declaration

bool IsByRef(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to check.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	true if the specified `type` is a passed by reference; otherwise, false.

IsCOMObject(Type)

Gets a value indicating whether the specified type is a COM object.

Declaration

bool IsCOMObject(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to check.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	true if the specified `type` is a COM object; otherwise, false.

IsConstructedGenericType(Type)

Gets a value indicating whether the specified type is a constructed generic type.

Declaration

bool IsConstructedGenericType(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to check.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	true if the specified `type` is a constructed generic type; otherwise, false.

IsContextful(Type)

Gets a value indicating whether the specified type can be hosted in a context.

Declaration

bool IsContextful(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to check.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	true if the specified `type` can be hosted in a context; otherwise, false.

IsGenericParameter(Type)

Gets a value indicating whether the specified type represents a type parameter in the definition of a generic type or method.

Declaration

bool IsGenericParameter(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to check.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	true if the specified `type` object represents a type parameter of a generic type definition or generic method definition; otherwise, false.

IsGenericType(Type)

Gets a value indicating whether the specified type is a generic type.

Declaration

bool IsGenericType(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to check.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	true if the specified `type` is a generic type; otherwise, false.

IsGenericTypeDefinition(Type)

Gets a value indicating whether the specified type represents a generic type definition, from which other generic types can be constructed.

Declaration

bool IsGenericTypeDefinition(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to check.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	true if the specified `type` object represents a generic type definition; otherwise, false.

IsInterface(Type)

Gets a value indicating whether the specified type is an interface type.

Declaration

bool IsInterface(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to check.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	true if the specified `type` is an interface type; otherwise, false.

IsMarshalByRef(Type)

Gets a value indicating whether the specified type is marshaled by reference.

Declaration

bool IsMarshalByRef(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to check.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	true if the specified `type` is marshaled by reference; otherwise, false.

IsPointer(Type)

Gets a value indicating whether the specified type is a pointer.

Declaration

bool IsPointer(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to check.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	true if the specified `type` is a pointer; otherwise, false.

IsPrimitive(Type)

Gets a value indicating whether the specified type is one of the primitive types.

Declaration

bool IsPrimitive(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to check.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	true if the specified `type` is one of the primitive types; otherwise, false.

IsSecurityCritical(Type)

Gets a value that indicates whether the specified type is security-critical or security-safe-critical at the current trust level, and therefore can perform critical operations.

Declaration

bool IsSecurityCritical(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to check.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	true if the specified `type` is security-critical or security-safe-critical at the current trust level; false if it is transparent.

IsSecuritySafeCritical(Type)

Gets a value that indicates whether the specified type is security-safe-critical at the current trust level; that is, whether it can perform critical operations and can be accessed by transparent code.