Type.GUID Property
[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]
Gets the GUID associated with the Type.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
Public MustOverride ReadOnly Property GUID As Guid
public abstract Guid GUID { get; }
Property Value
Type: System..::.Guid
The GUID associated with the Type.
Remarks
A GUID is associated with a type using the GuidAttribute attribute.
Examples
The following example creates the class MyClass1 with a public method, creates a Type object corresponding to MyClass1, and gets the Guid structure using the GUID property of the Type class.
Note
To run this example, see Building examples that have static TextBlock controls for Windows Phone 8.
Class Example
Public Class MyClass1
Public Sub MyMethod1()
End Sub 'MyMethod1
End Class
Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
' Get the type corresponding to the class MyClass.
Dim myType As Type = GetType(MyClass1)
' Get the object of the Guid.
Dim myGuid As Guid = CType(myType.GUID, Guid)
outputBlock.Text &= ("The name of the class is " + myType.ToString()) & vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text &= ("The ClassId of MyClass is " + myType.GUID.ToString()) & vbCrLf
End Sub 'Main
End Class 'MyGetTypeFromCLSID
using System;
class Example
{
public class MyClass1
{
public void MyMethod1()
{
}
}
public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
{
// Get the type corresponding to the class MyClass.
Type myType = typeof(MyClass1);
// Get the object of the Guid.
Guid myGuid = (Guid)myType.GUID;
outputBlock.Text += "The name of the class is " + myType.ToString() + "\n";
outputBlock.Text += "The ClassId of MyClass is " + myType.GUID + "\n";
}
}
Version Information
Windows Phone OS
Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0
Platforms
Windows Phone