DeclaringType Property

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

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides ReadOnly Property DeclaringType As Type
public override Type DeclaringType { get; }
public:
virtual property Type^ DeclaringType {
    Type^ get () override;
}
abstract DeclaringType : Type with get
override DeclaringType : Type with get
override function get DeclaringType () : Type

Property Value

Type: System. . :: . .Type
A Type object representing the enclosing type, if the current type is a nested type; or the generic type definition, if the current type is a type parameter of a generic type; or the type that declares the generic method, if the current type is a type parameter of a generic method; otherwise, nullNothingnullptrunita null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

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See Also

Reference

Type Class

System Namespace