Type Methods

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The Type type exposes the following members.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals(Object)	Determines if the underlying system type of the current Type is the same as the underlying system type of the specified Object. (Overrides Object.Equals(Object).)
	Equals(Type)	Determines if the underlying system type of the current Type is the same as the underlying system type of the specified Type.
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	FindMembers	Returns a filtered array of MemberInfo objects of the specified member type.
	GetArrayRank	Gets the number of dimensions in an Array.
	GetAttributeFlagsImpl	When overridden in a derived class, implements the Attributes property and gets a bitmask indicating the attributes associated with the Type.
	GetConstructor(array<Type[])	Searches for a public instance constructor whose parameters match the types in the specified array.
	GetConstructor(BindingFlags, Binder, array<Type[], array<ParameterModifier[])	Searches for a constructor whose parameters match the specified argument types and modifiers, using the specified binding constraints.
	GetConstructorImpl	When overridden in a derived class, searches for a constructor whose parameters match the specified argument types and modifiers, using the specified binding constraints and the specified calling convention.
	GetConstructors()	Returns all the public constructors defined for the current Type.
	GetConstructors(BindingFlags)	When overridden in a derived class, searches for the constructors defined for the current Type, using the specified BindingFlags.
	GetCustomAttributes(Boolean)	When overridden in a derived class, returns an array of all custom attributes applied to this member. (Inherited from MemberInfo.)
	GetCustomAttributes(Type, Boolean)	When overridden in a derived class, returns an array of custom attributes applied to this member and identified by Type. (Inherited from MemberInfo.)
	GetDefaultMembers	Searches for the members defined for the current Type whose DefaultMemberAttribute is set.
	GetElementType	When overridden in a derived class, returns the Type of the object encompassed or referred to by the current array, pointer or reference type.
	GetEvent(String)	Returns the EventInfo object representing the specified public event.
	GetEvent(String, BindingFlags)	When overridden in a derived class, returns the EventInfo object representing the specified event, using the specified binding constraints.
	GetEvents()	Returns all the public events that are declared or inherited by the current Type.
	GetEvents(BindingFlags)	When overridden in a derived class, searches for events that are declared or inherited by the current Type, using the specified binding constraints.
	GetField(String)	Searches for the public field with the specified name.
	GetField(String, BindingFlags)	Searches for the specified field, using the specified binding constraints.
	GetFields()	Returns all the public fields of the current Type.
	GetFields(BindingFlags)	When overridden in a derived class, searches for the fields defined for the current Type, using the specified binding constraints.
	GetGenericArguments	Returns an array of Type objects that represent the type arguments of a generic type or the type parameters of a generic type definition.
	GetGenericParameterConstraints	Returns an array of Type objects that represent the constraints on the current generic type parameter.
	GetGenericTypeDefinition	Returns a Type object that represents a generic type definition from which the current generic type can be constructed.
	GetHashCode	Returns the hash code for this instance. (Overrides Object.GetHashCode().)
	GetInterface	When overridden in a derived class, searches for the specified interface, specifying whether to do a case-insensitive search for the interface name.
	GetInterfaceMap	Returns an interface mapping for the specified interface type.
	GetInterfaces	When overridden in a derived class, gets all the interfaces implemented or inherited by the current Type.
	GetMember(String)	Searches for the public members with the specified name.
	GetMember(String, BindingFlags)	Searches for the specified members, using the specified binding constraints.
	GetMember(String, MemberTypes, BindingFlags)	Searches for the specified members of the specified member type, using the specified binding constraints.
	GetMembers()	Returns all the public members of the current Type.
	GetMembers(BindingFlags)	When overridden in a derived class, searches for the members defined for the current Type, using the specified binding constraints.
	GetMethod(String)	Searches for the public method with the specified name.
	GetMethod(String, BindingFlags)	Searches for the specified method, using the specified binding constraints.
	GetMethod(String, array<Type[])	Searches for the specified public method whose parameters match the specified argument types.
	GetMethod(String, array<Type[], array<ParameterModifier[])	Searches for the specified public method whose parameters match the specified argument types and modifiers.
	GetMethod(String, BindingFlags, Binder, array<Type[], array<ParameterModifier[])	Searches for the specified method whose parameters match the specified argument types and modifiers, using the specified binding constraints.
	GetMethod(String, BindingFlags, Binder, CallingConventions, array<Type[], array<ParameterModifier[])	Searches for the specified method whose parameters match the specified argument types and modifiers, using the specified binding constraints and the specified calling convention.
	GetMethodImpl	When overridden in a derived class, searches for the specified method whose parameters match the specified argument types and modifiers, using the specified binding constraints and the specified calling convention.
	GetMethods()	Returns all the public methods of the current Type.
	GetMethods(BindingFlags)	When overridden in a derived class, searches for the methods defined for the current Type, using the specified binding constraints.
	GetNestedType	When overridden in a derived class, searches for the specified nested type, using the specified binding constraints.
	GetNestedTypes	When overridden in a derived class, searches for the types nested in the current Type, using the specified binding constraints.
	GetProperties()	Returns all the public properties of the current Type.
	GetProperties(BindingFlags)	When overridden in a derived class, searches for the properties of the current Type, using the specified binding constraints.
	GetProperty(String)	Searches for the public property with the specified name.
	GetProperty(String, BindingFlags)	Searches for the specified property, using the specified binding constraints.
	GetProperty(String, Type)	Searches for the public property with the specified name and return type.
	GetProperty(String, Type, array<Type[])	Searches for the specified public property whose parameters match the specified argument types.
	GetProperty(String, Type, array<Type[], array<ParameterModifier[])	Searches for the specified public property whose parameters match the specified argument types and modifiers.
	GetProperty(String, BindingFlags, Binder, Type, array<Type[], array<ParameterModifier[])	Searches for the specified property whose parameters match the specified argument types and modifiers, using the specified binding constraints.
	GetPropertyImpl	When overridden in a derived class, searches for the specified property whose parameters match the specified argument types and modifiers, using the specified binding constraints.
	GetType()	Gets the current Type.
	GetType(String)	Gets the Type with the specified name, performing a case-sensitive search.
	GetType(String, Boolean)	Gets the Type with the specified name, performing a case-sensitive search and specifying whether to throw an exception if the type is not found.
	GetType(String, Boolean, Boolean)	Gets the Type with the specified name, specifying whether to perform a case-sensitive search and whether to throw an exception if the type is not found.
	GetTypeCode	Gets the underlying type code of the specified Type.
	GetTypeFromHandle	Gets the type referenced by the specified type handle.
	GetTypeHandle	Gets the handle for the Type of a specified object.
	HasElementTypeImpl	When overridden in a derived class, implements the HasElementType property and determines whether the current Type encompasses or refers to another type; that is, whether the current Type is an array, a pointer, or is passed by reference.
	InvokeMember(String, BindingFlags, Binder, Object, array<Object[])	Invokes the specified member, using the specified binding constraints and matching the specified argument list.
	InvokeMember(String, BindingFlags, Binder, Object, array<Object[], array<ParameterModifier[], CultureInfo, array<String[])	When overridden in a derived class, invokes the specified member, using the specified binding constraints and matching the specified argument list, modifiers and culture.
	IsArrayImpl	When overridden in a derived class, implements the IsArray property and determines whether the Type is an array.
	IsAssignableFrom	Determines whether an instance of the current Type can be assigned from an instance of the specified Type.
	IsByRefImpl	When overridden in a derived class, implements the IsByRef property and determines whether the Type is passed by reference.
	IsCOMObjectImpl	When overridden in a derived class, implements the IsCOMObject property and determines whether the Type is a COM object.
	IsDefined	When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether one or more attributes of the specified type or of its derived types is applied to this member. (Inherited from MemberInfo.)
	IsInstanceOfType	Determines whether the specified object is an instance of the current Type.
	IsPointerImpl	When overridden in a derived class, implements the IsPointer property and determines whether the Type is a pointer.
	IsPrimitiveImpl	When overridden in a derived class, implements the IsPrimitive property and determines whether the Type is one of the primitive types.
	IsSubclassOf	Determines whether the class represented by the current Type derives from the class represented by the specified Type.
	IsValueTypeImpl	Implements the IsValueType property and determines whether the Type is a value type; that is, not a class or an interface.
	MakeArrayType()	Returns a Type object representing a one-dimensional array of the current type, with a lower bound of zero.
	MakeArrayType(Int32)	Returns a Type object representing an array of the current type, with the specified number of dimensions.
	MakeByRefType	Returns a Type object that represents the current type when passed as a ref parameter (ByRef parameter in Visual Basic).
	MakeGenericType	Substitutes the elements of an array of types for the type parameters of the current generic type definition and returns a Type object representing the resulting constructed type.
	MakePointerType	Returns a Type object that represents a pointer to the current type.
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Returns a String representing the name of the current Type. (Overrides Object.ToString().)

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