ParameterInfo Class

Definition

public ref class ParameterInfo

public ref class ParameterInfo : System::Reflection::ICustomAttributeProvider, System::Runtime::Serialization::IObjectReference

public ref class ParameterInfo : System::Reflection::ICustomAttributeProvider

public ref class ParameterInfo : System::Reflection::ICustomAttributeProvider, System::Runtime::InteropServices::_ParameterInfo

public ref class ParameterInfo : System::Reflection::ICustomAttributeProvider, System::Runtime::InteropServices::_ParameterInfo, System::Runtime::Serialization::IObjectReference

public class ParameterInfo

public class ParameterInfo : System.Reflection.ICustomAttributeProvider, System.Runtime.Serialization.IObjectReference

public class ParameterInfo : System.Reflection.ICustomAttributeProvider

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ClassInterface(System.Runtime.InteropServices.ClassInterfaceType.None)]
[System.Serializable]
public class ParameterInfo : System.Reflection.ICustomAttributeProvider, System.Runtime.InteropServices._ParameterInfo

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ClassInterface(System.Runtime.InteropServices.ClassInterfaceType.None)]
[System.Serializable]
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)]
public class ParameterInfo : System.Reflection.ICustomAttributeProvider, System.Runtime.InteropServices._ParameterInfo

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ClassInterface(System.Runtime.InteropServices.ClassInterfaceType.None)]
[System.Serializable]
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)]
public class ParameterInfo : System.Reflection.ICustomAttributeProvider, System.Runtime.InteropServices._ParameterInfo, System.Runtime.Serialization.IObjectReference

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ClassInterface(System.Runtime.InteropServices.ClassInterfaceType.None)]
[System.Serializable]
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)]
public class ParameterInfo : System.Reflection.ICustomAttributeProvider, System.Runtime.Serialization.IObjectReference

type ParameterInfo = class

type ParameterInfo = class
    interface ICustomAttributeProvider
    interface IObjectReference

type ParameterInfo = class
    interface ICustomAttributeProvider

[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.ClassInterface(System.Runtime.InteropServices.ClassInterfaceType.None)>]
[<System.Serializable>]
type ParameterInfo = class
    interface _ParameterInfo
    interface ICustomAttributeProvider

[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.ClassInterface(System.Runtime.InteropServices.ClassInterfaceType.None)>]
[<System.Serializable>]
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)>]
type ParameterInfo = class
    interface _ParameterInfo
    interface ICustomAttributeProvider

[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.ClassInterface(System.Runtime.InteropServices.ClassInterfaceType.None)>]
[<System.Serializable>]
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)>]
type ParameterInfo = class
    interface _ParameterInfo
    interface ICustomAttributeProvider
    interface IObjectReference

[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.ClassInterface(System.Runtime.InteropServices.ClassInterfaceType.None)>]
[<System.Serializable>]
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)>]
type ParameterInfo = class
    interface ICustomAttributeProvider
    interface IObjectReference

[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.ClassInterface(System.Runtime.InteropServices.ClassInterfaceType.None)>]
[<System.Serializable>]
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)>]
type ParameterInfo = class
    interface ICustomAttributeProvider
    interface _ParameterInfo
    interface IObjectReference

Public Class ParameterInfo

Public Class ParameterInfo
Implements ICustomAttributeProvider, IObjectReference

Public Class ParameterInfo
Implements ICustomAttributeProvider

Public Class ParameterInfo
Implements _ParameterInfo, ICustomAttributeProvider

Public Class ParameterInfo
Implements _ParameterInfo, ICustomAttributeProvider, IObjectReference

Inheritance

Object

ParameterInfo

Attributes

ClassInterfaceAttribute SerializableAttribute ComVisibleAttribute

Implements

ICustomAttributeProvider IObjectReference _ParameterInfo

Examples

This example shows how to use various reflection classes to analyze the metadata contained in an assembly.

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Reflection;

static void Display(Int32 indent, String^ format, ... array<Object^>^param) 
{
    Console::Write("{0}", gcnew String (' ', indent));
    Console::WriteLine(format, param);
}
    
// Displays the custom attributes applied to the specified member.
static void DisplayAttributes(Int32 indent, MemberInfo^ mi)
{
    // Get the set of custom attributes; if none exist, just return.
    array<Object^>^attrs = mi->GetCustomAttributes(false);
        
    if (attrs->Length==0)
    {
        return;          
    }
        
    // Display the custom attributes applied to this member.
    Display(indent+1, "Attributes:");
    for each ( Object^ o in attrs )
    {
        Display(indent*2, "{0}", o);
    }				
}

void main()
{
    try
    {
        // This variable holds the amount of indenting that 
        // should be used when displaying each line of information.
        Int32 indent = 0; 
        // Display information about the EXE assembly.
        Assembly^ a = System::Reflection::Assembly::GetExecutingAssembly();
        
        Display(indent, "Assembly identity={0}", gcnew array<Object^> {a->FullName});
        Display(indent+1, "Codebase={0}", gcnew array<Object^> {a->CodeBase});

        // Display the set of assemblies our assemblies reference.
  
        Display(indent, "Referenced assemblies:"); 

        for each ( AssemblyName^ an in a->GetReferencedAssemblies() )
        {
            Display(indent + 1, "Name={0}, Version={1}, Culture={2}, PublicKey token={3}", gcnew array<Object^> {an->Name, an->Version, an->CultureInfo, (BitConverter::ToString(an->GetPublicKeyToken()))});
        }
        Display(indent, "");  
        // Display information about each assembly loading into this AppDomain. 
        for each ( Assembly^ b in AppDomain::CurrentDomain->GetAssemblies()) 
        {
            Display(indent, "Assembly: {0}", gcnew array<Object^> {b});
            // Display information about each module of this assembly.
 
            for each ( Module^ m in b->GetModules(true) ) 
            {
                Display(indent+1, "Module: {0}", gcnew array<Object^> {m->Name});
            }
            // Display information about each type exported from this assembly.
           
            indent += 1; 
            for each ( Type^ t in b->GetExportedTypes() ) 
            {
                Display(0, "");  
                Display(indent, "Type: {0}", gcnew array<Object^> {t}); 

                // For each type, show its members & their custom attributes.
           
                indent += 1; 
                for each (MemberInfo^ mi in t->GetMembers() )
                {
                    Display(indent, "Member: {0}", gcnew array<Object^> {mi->Name}); 
                    DisplayAttributes(indent, mi);

                    // If the member is a method, display information about its parameters.         
                    if (mi->MemberType==MemberTypes::Method) 
                    {
                    
                        for each ( ParameterInfo^ pi in (((MethodInfo^) mi)->GetParameters()))
                        {
                            Display(indent+1, "Parameter: Type={0}, Name={1}", gcnew array<Object^> {pi->ParameterType, pi->Name}); 
                        }
                    }

                    // If the member is a property, display information about the property's accessor methods.
                    if (mi->MemberType==MemberTypes::Property) 
                    {
                        for each ( MethodInfo^ am in (((PropertyInfo^) mi)->GetAccessors()) )
                        {
                            Display(indent+1, "Accessor method: {0}", gcnew array<Object^> {am});
                        }
                    }
                }
                // Display a formatted string indented by the specified amount.               
                indent -= 1;
            }
            indent -= 1;
        }
    }
    catch (Exception^ e)
    {
        Console::WriteLine(e->Message);
    }
}

// The output shown below is abbreviated.
//
//Assembly identity=Reflection, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
//  Codebase=file:///C:/Reflection.exe
//Referenced assemblies:
//  Name=mscorlib, Version=1.0.5000.0, Culture=, PublicKey token=B7-7A-5C-56-19-34-E0-89
//  Name=Microsoft.VisualBasic, Version=7.0.5000.0, Culture=, PublicKey token=B0-3F-5F-7F-11-D5-0A-3A
//
//Assembly: mscorlib, Version=1.0.5000.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089
//  Module: mscorlib.dll
//  Module: prc.nlp
//  Module: prcp.nlp
//  Module: ksc.nlp
//  Module: ctype.nlp
//  Module: xjis.nlp
//  Module: bopomofo.nlp
//  Module: culture.nlp
//  Module: region.nlp
//  Module: sortkey.nlp
//  Module: charinfo.nlp
//  Module: big5.nlp
//  Module: sorttbls.nlp
//  Module: l_intl.nlp
//  Module: l_except.nlp
//
//  Type: System.Object
//    Member: GetHashCode
//    Member: Equals
//      Parameter: Type=System.Object, Name=obj
//    Member: ToString
//    Member: Equals
//      Parameter: Type=System.Object, Name=objA
//      Parameter: Type=System.Object, Name=objB
//    Member: ReferenceEquals
//      Parameter: Type=System.Object, Name=objA
//      Parameter: Type=System.Object, Name=objB
//    Member: GetType
//    Member: .ctor
//
//  Type: System.ICloneable
//    Member: Clone
//
//  Type: System.Collections.IEnumerable
//    Member: GetEnumerator
//      Attributes:
//        System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispIdAttribute
//
//  Type: System.Collections.ICollection
//    Member: get_IsSynchronized
//    Member: get_SyncRoot
//    Member: get_Count
//    Member: CopyTo
//      Parameter: Type=System.Array, Name=array
//      Parameter: Type=System.Int32, Name=index
//    Member: Count
//      Accessor method: Int32 get_Count()
//    Member: SyncRoot
//      Accessor method: System.Object get_SyncRoot()
//    Member: IsSynchronized
//      Accessor method: Boolean get_IsSynchronized()
//

using System;
using System.Reflection;

class Module1
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        // This variable holds the amount of indenting that
        // should be used when displaying each line of information.
        Int32 indent = 0;
        // Display information about the EXE assembly.
        Assembly a = typeof(Module1).Assembly;
        Display(indent, "Assembly identity={0}", a.FullName);
        Display(indent+1, "Codebase={0}", a.CodeBase);

        // Display the set of assemblies our assemblies reference.

        Display(indent, "Referenced assemblies:");
        foreach (AssemblyName an in a.GetReferencedAssemblies() )
        {
             Display(indent + 1, "Name={0}, Version={1}, Culture={2}, PublicKey token={3}", an.Name, an.Version, an.CultureInfo.Name, (BitConverter.ToString (an.GetPublicKeyToken())));
        }
        Display(indent, "");

        // Display information about each assembly loading into this AppDomain.
        foreach (Assembly b in AppDomain.CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies())
        {
            Display(indent, "Assembly: {0}", b);

            // Display information about each module of this assembly.
            foreach ( Module m in b.GetModules(true) )
            {
                Display(indent+1, "Module: {0}", m.Name);
            }

            // Display information about each type exported from this assembly.

            indent += 1;
            foreach ( Type t in b.GetExportedTypes() )
            {
                Display(0, "");
                Display(indent, "Type: {0}", t);

                // For each type, show its members & their custom attributes.

                indent += 1;
                foreach (MemberInfo mi in t.GetMembers() )
                {
                    Display(indent, "Member: {0}", mi.Name);
                    DisplayAttributes(indent, mi);

                    // If the member is a method, display information about its parameters.

                    if (mi.MemberType==MemberTypes.Method)
                    {
                        foreach ( ParameterInfo pi in ((MethodInfo) mi).GetParameters() )
                        {
                            Display(indent+1, "Parameter: Type={0}, Name={1}", pi.ParameterType, pi.Name);
                        }
                    }

                    // If the member is a property, display information about the property's accessor methods.
                    if (mi.MemberType==MemberTypes.Property)
                    {
                        foreach ( MethodInfo am in ((PropertyInfo) mi).GetAccessors() )
                        {
                            Display(indent+1, "Accessor method: {0}", am);
                        }
                    }
                }
                indent -= 1;
            }
            indent -= 1;
        }
    }

    // Displays the custom attributes applied to the specified member.
    public static void DisplayAttributes(Int32 indent, MemberInfo mi)
    {
        // Get the set of custom attributes; if none exist, just return.
        object[] attrs = mi.GetCustomAttributes(false);
        if (attrs.Length==0) {return;}

        // Display the custom attributes applied to this member.
        Display(indent+1, "Attributes:");
        foreach ( object o in attrs )
        {
            Display(indent+2, "{0}", o.ToString());
        }
    }

    // Display a formatted string indented by the specified amount.
    public static void Display(Int32 indent, string format, params object[] param)

    {
        Console.Write(new string(' ', indent*2));
        Console.WriteLine(format, param);
    }
}

//The output shown below is abbreviated.
//
//Assembly identity=ReflectionCS, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
//  Codebase=file:///C:/Documents and Settings/test/My Documents/Visual Studio 2005/Projects/Reflection/Reflection/obj/Debug/Reflection.exe
//Referenced assemblies:
//  Name=mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=, PublicKey token=B7-7A-5C-56-19-34-E0-89
//
//Assembly: mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089
//  Module: mscorlib.dll
//  Module: mscorlib.dll
//  Module: mscorlib.dll
//  Module: mscorlib.dll
//  Module: mscorlib.dll
//  Module: mscorlib.dll
//  Module: mscorlib.dll
//  Module: mscorlib.dll
//  Module: mscorlib.dll
//  Module: mscorlib.dll
//  Module: mscorlib.dll
//  Module: mscorlib.dll
//  Module: mscorlib.dll
//  Module: mscorlib.dll
//
//  Type: System.Object
//    Member: GetType
//    Member: ToString
//    Member: Equals
//      Parameter: Type=System.Object, Name=obj
//    Member: Equals
//      Parameter: Type=System.Object, Name=objA
//      Parameter: Type=System.Object, Name=objB
//    Member: ReferenceEquals
//      Attributes:
//        System.Runtime.ConstrainedExecution.ReliabilityContractAttribute
//      Parameter: Type=System.Object, Name=objA
//      Parameter: Type=System.Object, Name=objB
//    Member: GetHashCode
//    Member: .ctor
//      Attributes:
//        System.Runtime.ConstrainedExecution.ReliabilityContractAttribute
//
//  Type: System.ICloneable
//    Member: Clone
//
//  Type: System.Collections.IEnumerable
//    Member: GetEnumerator
//      Attributes:
//        System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispIdAttribute
//
//  Type: System.Collections.ICollection
//    Member: CopyTo
//      Parameter: Type=System.Array, Name=array
//      Parameter: Type=System.Int32, Name=index
//    Member: get_Count
//    Member: get_SyncRoot
//    Member: get_IsSynchronized
//    Member: Count
//      Accessor method: Int32 get_Count()
//    Member: SyncRoot
//      Accessor method: System.Object get_SyncRoot()
//    Member: IsSynchronized
//      Accessor method: Boolean get_IsSynchronized()
//
//  Type: System.Collections.IList
//    Member: get_Item
//      Parameter: Type=System.Int32, Name=index
//    Member: set_Item
//      Parameter: Type=System.Int32, Name=index
//      Parameter: Type=System.Object, Name=value
//    Member: Add
//      Parameter: Type=System.Object, Name=value
//    Member: Contains
//      Parameter: Type=System.Object, Name=value
//    Member: Clear
//    Member: get_IsReadOnly
//    Member: get_IsFixedSize
//    Member: IndexOf
//      Parameter: Type=System.Object, Name=value
//    Member: Insert
//      Parameter: Type=System.Int32, Name=index
//      Parameter: Type=System.Object, Name=value
//    Member: Remove
//      Parameter: Type=System.Object, Name=value
//    Member: RemoveAt
//      Parameter: Type=System.Int32, Name=index
//    Member: Item
//      Accessor method: System.Object get_Item(Int32)
//      Accessor method: Void set_Item(Int32, System.Object)
//    Member: IsReadOnly
//      Accessor method: Boolean get_IsReadOnly()
//    Member: IsFixedSize
//      Accessor method: Boolean get_IsFixedSize()
//
//  Type: System.Array
//    Member: IndexOf
//      Parameter: Type=T[], Name=array
//      Parameter: Type=T, Name=value
//    Member: AsReadOnly
//      Parameter: Type=T[], Name=array
//    Member: Resize
//      Attributes:
//        System.Runtime.ConstrainedExecution.ReliabilityContractAttribute
//      Parameter: Type=T[]&, Name=array
//      Parameter: Type=System.Int32, Name=newSize
//    Member: BinarySearch
//      Attributes:
//        System.Runtime.ConstrainedExecution.ReliabilityContractAttribute
//      Parameter: Type=T[], Name=array
//      Parameter: Type=T, Name=value
//    Member: BinarySearch
//      Attributes:
//        System.Runtime.ConstrainedExecution.ReliabilityContractAttribute
//      Parameter: Type=T[], Name=array
//      Parameter: Type=T, Name=value
//      Parameter: Type=System.Collections.Generic.IComparer`1[T], Name=comparer

Imports System.Reflection

Module Module1
    Sub Main()
        ' This variable holds the amount of indenting that 
        ' should be used when displaying each line of information.
        Dim indent As Int32 = 0
        ' Display information about the EXE assembly.
        Dim a As Assembly = GetType(Module1).Assembly
        Display(indent, "Assembly identity={0}", a.FullName)
        Display(indent + 1, "Codebase={0}", a.CodeBase)

        ' Display the set of assemblies our assemblies reference.
        Dim an As AssemblyName
        Display(indent, "Referenced assemblies:")
        For Each an In a.GetReferencedAssemblies()
            Display(indent + 1, "Name={0}, Version={1}, Culture={2}, PublicKey token={3}", _
                an.Name, an.Version, an.CultureInfo.Name, BitConverter.ToString(an.GetPublicKeyToken))
        Next
        Display(indent, "")

        ' Display information about each assembly loading into this AppDomain.
        For Each a In AppDomain.CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies()
            Display(indent, "Assembly: {0}", a)

            ' Display information about each module of this assembly.
            Dim m As [Module]
            For Each m In a.GetModules(True)
                Display(indent + 1, "Module: {0}", m.Name)
            Next

            ' Display information about each type exported from this assembly.
            Dim t As Type
            indent += 1
            For Each t In a.GetExportedTypes()
                Display(0, "")
                Display(indent, "Type: {0}", t)

                ' For each type, show its members & their custom attributes.
                Dim mi As MemberInfo
                indent += 1
                For Each mi In t.GetMembers()
                    Display(indent, "Member: {0}", mi.Name)
                    DisplayAttributes(indent, mi)

                    ' If the member is a method, display information about its parameters.
                    Dim pi As ParameterInfo
                    If mi.MemberType = MemberTypes.Method Then
                        For Each pi In CType(mi, MethodInfo).GetParameters()
                            Display(indent + 1, "Parameter: Type={0}, Name={1}", pi.ParameterType, pi.Name)
                        Next
                    End If

                    ' If the member is a property, display information about the property's accessor methods.
                    If mi.MemberType = MemberTypes.Property Then
                        Dim am As MethodInfo
                        For Each am In CType(mi, PropertyInfo).GetAccessors()
                            Display(indent + 1, "Accessor method: {0}", am)
                        Next
                    End If
                Next
                indent -= 1
            Next
            indent -= 1
        Next
    End Sub

    ' Displays the custom attributes applied to the specified member.
    Sub DisplayAttributes(ByVal indent As Int32, ByVal mi As MemberInfo)
        ' Get the set of custom attributes; if none exist, just return.
        Dim attrs() As Object = mi.GetCustomAttributes(False)
        If attrs.Length = 0 Then Return

        ' Display the custom attributes applied to this member.
        Display(indent + 1, "Attributes:")
        Dim o As Object
        For Each o In attrs
            Display(indent + 2, "{0}", o.ToString())
        Next
    End Sub

    ' Display a formatted string indented by the specified amount.
    Sub Display(ByVal indent As Int32, ByVal format As String, ByVal ParamArray params() As Object)
        Console.Write(New String(" "c, indent * 2))
        Console.WriteLine(format, params)
    End Sub
End Module

'The output shown below is abbreviated.
'
'Assembly identity=Reflection, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
'  Codebase=file:///C:/Reflection.exe
'Referenced assemblies:
'  Name=mscorlib, Version=1.0.5000.0, Culture=, PublicKey token=B7-7A-5C-56-19-34-E0-89
'  Name=Microsoft.VisualBasic, Version=7.0.5000.0, Culture=, PublicKey token=B0-3F-5F-7F-11-D5-0A-3A
'
'Assembly: mscorlib, Version=1.0.5000.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089
'  Module: mscorlib.dll
'  Module: prc.nlp
'  Module: prcp.nlp
'  Module: ksc.nlp
'  Module: ctype.nlp
'  Module: xjis.nlp
'  Module: bopomofo.nlp
'  Module: culture.nlp
'  Module: region.nlp
'  Module: sortkey.nlp
'  Module: charinfo.nlp
'  Module: big5.nlp
'  Module: sorttbls.nlp
'  Module: l_intl.nlp
'  Module: l_except.nlp
'
'  Type: System.Object
'    Member: GetHashCode
'    Member: Equals
'      Parameter: Type=System.Object, Name=obj
'    Member: ToString
'    Member: Equals
'      Parameter: Type=System.Object, Name=objA
'      Parameter: Type=System.Object, Name=objB
'    Member: ReferenceEquals
'      Parameter: Type=System.Object, Name=objA
'      Parameter: Type=System.Object, Name=objB
'    Member: GetType
'    Member: .ctor
'
'  Type: System.ICloneable
'    Member: Clone
'
'  Type: System.Collections.IEnumerable
'    Member: GetEnumerator
'      Attributes:
'        System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispIdAttribute
'
'  Type: System.Collections.ICollection
'    Member: get_IsSynchronized
'    Member: get_SyncRoot
'    Member: get_Count
'    Member: CopyTo
'      Parameter: Type=System.Array, Name=array
'      Parameter: Type=System.Int32, Name=index
'    Member: Count
'      Accessor method: Int32 get_Count()
'    Member: SyncRoot
'      Accessor method: System.Object get_SyncRoot()
'    Member: IsSynchronized
'      Accessor method: Boolean get_IsSynchronized()
'

Remarks

Use an instance of ParameterInfo to obtain information about the parameter's data type, default value, and so on.

GetParameters returns an array of ParameterInfo objects representing the parameters of a method, in order.

Constructors

Fields

Properties

Methods

Explicit Interface Implementations

Extension Methods

Applies to

Thread Safety

This type is thread safe.