MethodInfo.ReturnType Property
[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]
Gets the return type of this method.
Namespace: System.Reflection
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
Public Overridable ReadOnly Property ReturnType As Type
public virtual Type ReturnType { get; }
Property Value
Type: System..::.Type
The return type of this method.
Remarks
To get the return type property, first get the class Type. From the Type, get the MethodInfo. From the MethodInfo, get the ReturnType.
Examples
The following example displays the return type of the specified method.
Note
To run this example, see Building examples that have static TextBlock controls for Windows Phone 8.
Imports System.Reflection
Class Example
Public Shared Function Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock) As Integer
outputBlock.Text &= ControlChars.Cr + "Reflection.MethodInfo" & vbCrLf
'Get the Type and MethodInfo.
Dim MyType As Type = Type.GetType("System.Reflection.FieldInfo")
Dim Mymethodinfo As MethodInfo = MyType.GetMethod("GetValue")
outputBlock.Text += ControlChars.Cr _
+ MyType.FullName + "." + Mymethodinfo.Name
'Get and display the ReturnType.
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(ControlChars.Cr _
+ "ReturnType = {0}", Mymethodinfo.ReturnType)
Return 0
End Function
End Class
using System;
using System.Reflection;
class Example
{
public static int Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
{
outputBlock.Text += "\nReflection.MethodInfo" + "\n";
// Get the Type and MethodInfo.
Type MyType = Type.GetType("System.Reflection.FieldInfo");
MethodInfo Example = MyType.GetMethod("GetValue");
outputBlock.Text += "\n" + MyType.FullName + "." + Example.Name;
// Get and display the ReturnType.
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("\nReturnType = {0}", Example.ReturnType);
return 0;
}
}
Version Information
Windows Phone OS
Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0
Platforms
Windows Phone