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Returns a nested types defined in the type represented by the current instance that match the specified binding constraints.

public abstract Type GetNestedType (string name, System.Reflection.BindingFlags bindingAttr)

Parameters

name
A string containing the name of the nested type to return. Specify the unqualified name of the nested type.
Note: For example, for a type B nested within A, if typeA represents the type object for A, the correct invocation is typeA.GetNestedType("B").
bindingAttr
A bitwise combination of System.Reflection.BindingFlags values that control the binding process. If zero is specified, this method returns null .

Returns

A Type object representing the nested type that matches the specified criteria, if found; otherwise, null. If the selected nested type is non-public, the current instance represents a type contained in a loaded assembly and the caller does not have sufficient permissions, returns null .

Permissions

Type Reason
System.Security.Permissions.ReflectionPermission Requires permission to retrieve information on non-public members of types in loaded assemblies. See System.Security.Permissions.ReflectionPermissionFlag.TypeInformation.

Type	Reason
System.Security.Permissions.ReflectionPermission	Requires permission to retrieve information on non-public members of types in loaded assemblies. See System.Security.Permissions.ReflectionPermissionFlag.TypeInformation.

Exceptions

Type Reason
ArgumentNullException name is null.

Type	Reason
ArgumentNullException	name is `null`.

Remarks

The following System.Reflection.BindingFlags are used to define which members to include in the search:
Specify either System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Instance or System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Static to get a return value other than null.
Specify System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Public to include public members in the search.
Specify System.Reflection.BindingFlags.NonPublic to include non-public members (that is, private and protected members) in the search.
The following System.Reflection.BindingFlags values can be used to change how the search works:
System.Reflection.BindingFlags.DeclaredOnly to search only the members declared in the type, not members that were simply inherited.
System.Reflection.BindingFlags.IgnoreCase to ignore the case of name.
Note: For more information, see System.Reflection.BindingFlags.
If the current instance represents an unassigned type parameter of a generic type or method, this method searches the nested types of the class constraint.
Note: The name parameter cannot include type arguments.

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