System.Reflection Namespace

Contains types that retrieve information about assemblies, modules, members, parameters, and other entities in managed code by examining their metadata. These types also can be used to manipulate instances of loaded types, for example to hook up events or to invoke methods. To dynamically create types, use the System.Reflection.Emit namespace.

Classes

AmbiguousMatchException

The exception that is thrown when binding to a member results in more than one member matching the binding criteria. This class cannot be inherited.

Assembly

Represents an assembly, which is a reusable, versionable, and self-describing building block of a common language runtime application.

AssemblyAlgorithmIdAttribute

Specifies an algorithm to hash all files in an assembly. This class cannot be inherited.

AssemblyCompanyAttribute

Defines a company name custom attribute for an assembly manifest.

AssemblyConfigurationAttribute

Specifies the build configuration, such as retail or debug, for an assembly.

AssemblyCopyrightAttribute

Defines a copyright custom attribute for an assembly manifest.

AssemblyCultureAttribute

Specifies which culture the assembly supports.

AssemblyDefaultAliasAttribute

Defines a friendly default alias for an assembly manifest.

AssemblyDelaySignAttribute

Specifies that the assembly is not fully signed when created.

AssemblyDescriptionAttribute

Provides a text description for an assembly.

AssemblyExtensions
AssemblyFileVersionAttribute

Instructs a compiler to use a specific version number for the Win32 file version resource. The Win32 file version is not required to be the same as the assembly's version number.

AssemblyFlagsAttribute

Specifies a bitwise combination of AssemblyNameFlags flags for an assembly, describing just-in-time (JIT) compiler options, whether the assembly is retargetable, and whether it has a full or tokenized public key. This class cannot be inherited.

AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute

Defines additional version information for an assembly manifest.

AssemblyKeyFileAttribute

Specifies the name of a file containing the key pair used to generate a strong name.

AssemblyKeyNameAttribute

Specifies the name of a key container within the CSP containing the key pair used to generate a strong name.

AssemblyMetadataAttribute

Defines a key/value metadata pair for the decorated assembly.

AssemblyName

Describes an assembly's unique identity in full.

AssemblyNameProxy

Provides a remotable version of the AssemblyName.

AssemblyProductAttribute

Defines a product name custom attribute for an assembly manifest.

AssemblySignatureKeyAttribute

Provides migration from an older, simpler strong name key to a larger key with a stronger hashing algorithm.

AssemblyTitleAttribute

Specifies a description for an assembly.

AssemblyTrademarkAttribute

Defines a trademark custom attribute for an assembly manifest.

AssemblyVersionAttribute

Specifies the version of the assembly being attributed.

Binder

Selects a member from a list of candidates, and performs type conversion from actual argument type to formal argument type.

ConstructorInfo

Discovers the attributes of a class constructor and provides access to constructor metadata.

ConstructorInvoker

Provides methods to invoke the method specified by the provided ConstructorInfo.

CustomAttributeData

Provides access to custom attribute data for assemblies, modules, types, members and parameters that are loaded into the reflection-only context.

CustomAttributeExtensions

Contains static methods for retrieving custom attributes.

CustomAttributeFormatException

The exception that is thrown when the binary format of a custom attribute is invalid.

DefaultMemberAttribute

Defines the member of a type that is the default member used by InvokeMember(String, BindingFlags, Binder, Object, Object[], ParameterModifier[], CultureInfo, String[]).

DispatchProxy

Provides a mechanism for instantiating proxy objects and handling their method dispatch.

EventInfo

Discovers the attributes of an event and provides access to event metadata.

EventInfoExtensions
ExceptionHandlingClause

Represents a clause in a structured exception-handling block.

FieldInfo

Discovers the attributes of a field and provides access to field metadata.

IntrospectionExtensions

Contains methods for converting Type objects.

InvalidFilterCriteriaException

The exception that is thrown in FindMembers(MemberTypes, BindingFlags, MemberFilter, Object) when the filter criteria is not valid for the type of filter you are using.

LocalVariableInfo

Discovers the attributes of a local variable and provides access to local variable metadata.

ManifestResourceInfo

Provides access to manifest resources, which are XML files that describe application dependencies.

MemberInfo

Obtains information about the attributes of a member and provides access to member metadata.

MemberInfoExtensions
MetadataAssemblyResolver

Provides the base class for binding algorithms used by MetadataLoadContext.

MetadataLoadContext

Represents a closed universe of Type objects loaded for inspection-only purposes. Each MetadataLoadContext can have its own binding rules and is isolated from all other MetadataLoadContexts.

MethodBase

Provides information about methods and constructors.

MethodBody

Provides access to the metadata and MSIL for the body of a method.

MethodInfo

Discovers the attributes of a method and provides access to method metadata.

MethodInfoExtensions
MethodInvoker

Provides methods to invoke the method specified by the provided MethodBase.

Missing

Represents a missing Object. This class cannot be inherited.

Module

Performs reflection on a module.

ModuleExtensions
NullabilityInfo

Represents nullability information.

NullabilityInfoContext

Provides APIs for populating nullability information and context from reflection members: ParameterInfo, FieldInfo, PropertyInfo, and EventInfo.

ObfuscateAssemblyAttribute

Instructs obfuscation tools to use their standard obfuscation rules for the appropriate assembly type.

ObfuscationAttribute

Instructs obfuscation tools to take the specified actions for an assembly, type, or member.

ParameterInfo

Discovers the attributes of a parameter and provides access to parameter metadata.

PathAssemblyResolver

Represents a metadata assembly resolver that uses paths to every assembly that may be loaded.

Pointer

Provides a wrapper class for pointers.

PropertyInfo

Discovers the attributes of a property and provides access to property metadata.

PropertyInfoExtensions
ReflectionContext

Represents a context that can provide reflection objects.

ReflectionTypeLoadException

The exception that is thrown by the GetTypes() method if any of the classes in a module cannot be loaded. This class cannot be inherited.

RuntimeReflectionExtensions

Provides methods that retrieve information about types at run time.

StrongNameKeyPair

Encapsulates access to a public or private key pair used to sign strong name assemblies.

TargetException

Represents the exception that is thrown when an attempt is made to invoke an invalid target.

TargetInvocationException

The exception that is thrown by methods invoked through reflection. This class cannot be inherited.

TargetParameterCountException

The exception that is thrown when the number of parameters for an invocation does not match the number expected. This class cannot be inherited.

TypeDelegator

Wraps a Type object and delegates methods to that Type.

TypeExtensions
TypeInfo

Represents type declarations for class types, interface types, array types, value types, enumeration types, type parameters, generic type definitions, and open or closed constructed generic types.

Structs

CustomAttributeNamedArgument

Represents a named argument of a custom attribute in the reflection-only context.

CustomAttributeTypedArgument

Represents an argument of a custom attribute in the reflection-only context, or an element of an array argument.

InterfaceMapping

Retrieves the mapping of an interface into the actual methods on a class that implements that interface.

ParameterModifier

Attaches a modifier to parameters so that binding can work with parameter signatures in which the types have been modified.

Interfaces

ICustomAttributeProvider

Provides custom attributes for reflection objects that support them.

ICustomTypeProvider

Represents an object that provides a custom type.

IReflect

Interoperates with the IDispatch interface.

IReflectableType

Represents a type that you can reflect over.

Enums

AssemblyContentType

Provides information about the type of code contained in an assembly.

AssemblyFlags
AssemblyHashAlgorithm

Specifies the hash algorithms used for hashing assembly files and for generating the strong name.

AssemblyNameFlags

Provides information about an Assembly reference.

BindingFlags

Specifies flags that control binding and the way in which the search for members and types is conducted by reflection.

CallingConventions

Defines the valid calling conventions for a method.

DeclarativeSecurityAction

Specifies the security actions that can be performed using declarative security.

EventAttributes

Specifies the attributes of an event.

ExceptionHandlingClauseOptions

Identifies kinds of exception-handling clauses.

FieldAttributes

Specifies flags that describe the attributes of a field.

GenericParameterAttributes

Describes the constraints on a generic type parameter of a generic type or method.

ImageFileMachine

Identifies the platform targeted by an executable.

ManifestResourceAttributes
MemberTypes

Marks each type of member that is defined as a derived class of MemberInfo.

MethodAttributes

Specifies flags for method attributes. These flags are defined in the corhdr.h file.

MethodImplAttributes

Specifies flags for the attributes of a method implementation.

MethodImportAttributes

Specifies flags for the unmanaged method import attributes.

MethodSemanticsAttributes
NullabilityState

Describes nullability states.

ParameterAttributes

Defines the attributes that can be associated with a parameter. These are defined in CorHdr.h.

PortableExecutableKinds

Identifies the nature of the code in an executable file.

ProcessorArchitecture

Identifies the processor and bits-per-word of the platform targeted by an executable.

PropertyAttributes

Defines the attributes that can be associated with a property. These attribute values are defined in corhdr.h.

ResourceAttributes

Specifies the attributes for a manifest resource.

ResourceLocation

Specifies the resource location.

TypeAttributes

Specifies type attributes.

Delegates

MemberFilter

Represents a delegate that is used to filter a list of members represented in an array of MemberInfo objects.

ModuleResolveEventHandler

Represents the method that will handle the ModuleResolve event of an Assembly.

TypeFilter

Filters the classes represented in an array of Type objects.