The members of System.Type are listed below.

See Also: Inherited members from System.Reflection.MemberInfo

• Constructors
• Fields
• Properties
• Methods

Protected Constructors

Type()

Constructs a new instance of the Type class.

Public Fields

static readonly	Delimiter	char. Specifies the character that separates elements in the fully qualified name of a Type .
static readonly	EmptyTypes	Type[]. Returns an empty array of type Type .
static readonly	FilterAttribute	System.Reflection.MemberFilter. Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
static readonly	FilterName	System.Reflection.MemberFilter. Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
static readonly	FilterNameIgnoreCase	System.Reflection.MemberFilter. Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
static readonly	Missing	object (null). Represents a missing value in the Type information.

Public Properties

[read-only] abstract	Assembly	System.Reflection.Assembly. Gets the System.Reflection.Assembly in which the type is declared. For generic types, gets the System.Reflection.Assembly that contains the generic type definition.
[read-only] abstract	AssemblyQualifiedName	string. Gets the fully qualified name of the type represented by the current instance including the name of the assembly from which the Type was loaded.
[read-only]	Attributes	System.Reflection.TypeAttributes. Gets the attributes associated with the type represented by the current instance.
[read-only] abstract	BaseType	Type. Gets the base Type of the current Type .
[read-only]	ContainsGenericParameters	bool. Gets a value that indicates whether a Type object contains unassigned generic parameters.
[read-only]	DeclaringMethod	System.Reflection.MethodBase. If the current Type represents a type parameter of a generic method, gets a System.Reflection.MethodInfo that represents the declaring method.
[read-only] override	DeclaringType	Type. Gets the type that declares the type represented by the current instance.
[read-only] static	DefaultBinder	System.Reflection.Binder. Gets the default binder used by the system.
[read-only] abstract	FullName	string. Gets the fully qualified name of the type represented by the current instance.
[read-only]	GenericParameterAttributes	System.Reflection.GenericParameterAttributes. Gets a combination of System.Reflection.GenericParameterAttributes flags that describe the variance and special constraints of the current generic type parameter.
[read-only]	GenericParameterPosition	int. For a Type object that represents a type parameter of a generic type or generic method, gets the position of the type parameter in the type parameter list of the generic type or generic method.
[read-only] abstract	GUID	Guid. Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
[read-only]	HasElementType	bool. Gets a bool value indicating whether the type represented by the current instance encompasses or refers to another type; that is, whether the current Type is an array, a pointer, or is passed by reference.
[read-only]	IsAbstract	bool. Gets a bool value indicating whether the type represented by the current instance is abstract and is required to be overridden.
[read-only]	IsAnsiClass	bool. Indicates whether the type attribute System.Reflection.TypeAttributes.AnsiClass is selected for the current type.
[read-only]	IsArray	bool. Gets a bool value that indicates whether the current Type represents an array.
[read-only]	IsAutoClass	bool. Indicates whether the type attribute System.Reflection.TypeAttributes.AutoClass is selected for the current type.
[read-only]	IsAutoLayout	bool. Gets a bool value indicating whether the type layout attribute System.Reflection.TypeAttributes.AutoLayout is specified for the Type.
[read-only]	IsByRef	bool. Gets a bool value indicating whether the Type is passed by reference.
[read-only]	IsClass	bool. Gets a bool value that indicates whether the current Type represents a class.
[read-only]	IsCOMObject	bool. Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
[read-only]	IsContextful	bool. Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
[read-only]	IsEnum	bool. Gets a bool value that indicates whether the current Type represents an enumeration.
[read-only]	IsExplicitLayout	bool. Gets a bool value indicating whether the type layout attribute System.Reflection.TypeAttributes.ExplicitLayout is specified for the Type.
[read-only]	IsGenericParameter	bool. Gets a value that indicates whether the current type represents a type parameter of a generic type or method.
[read-only]	IsGenericType	bool. Gets a value that indicates whether the current type has type arguments, and is therefore a generic type.
[read-only]	IsGenericTypeDefinition	bool. Gets a value that indicates whether the current object represents the definition of a generic type, or whether one or more of its type parameters has been specified.
[read-only]	IsImport	bool. Gets a bool value indicating whether the Type was imported from another class.
[read-only]	IsInterface	bool. Gets a bool value that indicates whether the current Type represents an interface.
[read-only]	IsLayoutSequential	bool. Gets a bool value indicating whether the type layout attribute System.Reflection.TypeAttributes.SequentialLayout is specified for the Type.
[read-only]	IsMarshalByRef	bool. Gets a bool value indicating whether the current type is marshaled by reference.
[read-only]	IsNested	bool. Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
[read-only]	IsNestedAssembly	bool. Gets a bool value indicating whether the current Type is nested and visible only within its own assembly.
[read-only]	IsNestedFamANDAssem	bool. Gets a bool value indicating whether the current Type is nested and visible only to classes that belong to both its own family and its own assembly.
[read-only]	IsNestedFamily	bool. Gets a bool value indicating whether the current Type is nested and visible only within its own family.
[read-only]	IsNestedFamORAssem	bool. Gets a bool value indicating whether the current Type is nested and visible only to classes that belong to either its own family or to its own assembly.
[read-only]	IsNestedPrivate	bool. Gets a bool value indicating whether the current Type is nested and declared private.
[read-only]	IsNestedPublic	bool. Gets a bool value indicating whether the current Type is a public nested class.
[read-only]	IsNotPublic	bool. Gets a bool value indicating whether the top-level Type is not declared public.
[read-only]	IsPointer	bool. Gets a bool value that indicates whether the current Type represents a pointer.
[read-only]	IsPrimitive	bool. Gets a bool value indicating whether the current Type is one of the primitive types.
[read-only]	IsPublic	bool. Gets a bool value indicating whether the top-level Type is declared public.
[read-only]	IsSealed	bool. Gets a bool value indicating whether the current Type is declared sealed.
[read-only]	IsSerializable	bool. Specifies if it is possible to serialize the Type.
[read-only]	IsSpecialName	bool. Gets a bool value indicating whether the current Type has a name that requires special handling.
[read-only]	IsUnicodeClass	bool. Indicates whether the type attribute System.Reflection.TypeAttributes.UnicodeClass is selected for the current type.
[read-only]	IsValueType	bool. Gets a bool value that indicates whether the current Type represents a value type.
[read-only]	IsVisible	bool. Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
[read-only] override	MemberType	System.Reflection.MemberTypes. Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
[read-only] abstract	Module	System.Reflection.Module. Gets the module in which the current Type is defined.
[read-only] abstract	Namespace	string. Gets the namespace of the Type.
[read-only] override	ReflectedType	Type. Gets the type that was used to obtain the current instance.
[read-only]	StructLayoutAttribute	System.Runtime.InteropServices.StructLayoutAttribute. Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
[read-only]	TypeHandle	RuntimeTypeHandle. Gets the handle for the current Type.
[read-only]	TypeInitializer	System.Reflection.ConstructorInfo. Gets the initializer for the type represented by the current instance.
[read-only] abstract	UnderlyingSystemType	Type. Returns the system-supplied type that represents the current type.

Public Methods

override	Equals(object) : bool Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
	Equals(Type) : bool Determines if the underlying system type of the current Type is the same as the underlying system type of the specified Type.
	FindInterfaces(System.Reflection.TypeFilter, object) : Type[] Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
	FindMembers(System.Reflection.MemberTypes, System.Reflection.BindingFlags, System.Reflection.MemberFilter, object) : System.Reflection.MemberInfo[] Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
	GetArrayRank() : int Returns the number of dimensions in the current Type.
	GetConstructor(Type[]) : System.Reflection.ConstructorInfo Returns a public instance constructor defined in the type represented by the current instance. The parameters of the constructor match the specified argument types.
	GetConstructor(System.Reflection.BindingFlags, System.Reflection.Binder, Type[], System.Reflection.ParameterModifier[]) : System.Reflection.ConstructorInfo Returns a constructor defined in the type represented by the current instance. The parameters of the constructor match the specified argument types and modifiers, under the specified binding constraints.
	GetConstructor(System.Reflection.BindingFlags, System.Reflection.Binder, System.Reflection.CallingConventions, Type[], System.Reflection.ParameterModifier[]) : System.Reflection.ConstructorInfo Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
	GetConstructors() : System.Reflection.ConstructorInfo[] Returns an array of the public constructors defined in the type represented by the current instance.
abstract	GetConstructors(System.Reflection.BindingFlags) : System.Reflection.ConstructorInfo[] Returns an array of constructors defined in the type represented by the current instance, under the specified binding constraints.
	GetDefaultMembers() : System.Reflection.MemberInfo[] Returns an array of System.Reflection.MemberInfo objects that reflect the default members defined in the type represented by the current instance.
abstract	GetElementType() : Type Returns the element type of the current Type .
	GetEvent(string) : System.Reflection.EventInfo Returns a System.Reflection.EventInfo object reflecting the public event that has the specified name and is defined in the type represented by the current instance.
abstract	GetEvent(string, System.Reflection.BindingFlags) : System.Reflection.EventInfo Returns a System.Reflection.EventInfo object reflecting the event that has the specified name, is defined in the type represented by the current instance, and matches the specified binding constraints.
	GetEvents() : System.Reflection.EventInfo[] Returns an array of System.Reflection.EventInfo objects that reflect the public events defined in the type represented by the current instance.
abstract	GetEvents(System.Reflection.BindingFlags) : System.Reflection.EventInfo[] Returns an array of System.Reflection.EventInfo objects that reflect the events that are defined in the type represented by the current instance and match the specified binding constraints.
	GetField(string) : System.Reflection.FieldInfo Returns a System.Reflection.FieldInfo object reflecting the field that has the specified name and is defined in the type represented by the current instance.
abstract	GetField(string, System.Reflection.BindingFlags) : System.Reflection.FieldInfo Returns a System.Reflection.FieldInfo object reflecting the field that has the specified name, is defined in the type represented by the current instance, and matches the specified binding constraints.
	GetFields() : System.Reflection.FieldInfo[] Returns an array of System.Reflection.FieldInfo objects that reflect the public fields defined in the type represented by the current instance.
abstract	GetFields(System.Reflection.BindingFlags) : System.Reflection.FieldInfo[] Returns an array of System.Reflection.FieldInfo objects that reflect the fields that are defined in the type represented by the current instance and match the specified binding constraints.
	GetGenericArguments() : Type[] 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() : Type[] Returns an array of Type objects that represent the type constraints on the current generic type parameter.
	GetGenericTypeDefinition() : Type Returns a Type object that represents a generic type from which the current type can be constructed.
override	GetHashCode() : int Generates a hash code for the current instance.
	GetInterface(string) : Type Searches for the interface with the specified name.
abstract	GetInterface(string, bool) : Type Returns the specified interface, specifying whether to do a case-sensitive search.
	GetInterfaceMap(Type) : System.Reflection.InterfaceMapping Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
abstract	GetInterfaces() : Type[] Returns all interfaces implemented or inherited by the type represented by the current instance.
	GetMember(string) : System.Reflection.MemberInfo[] Returns an array of System.Reflection.MemberInfo objects that reflect the public members that have the specified name and are defined in the type represented by the current instance.
	GetMember(string, System.Reflection.BindingFlags) : System.Reflection.MemberInfo[] Returns an array of System.Reflection.MemberInfo objects that reflect the members defined in the type represented by the current instance that have the specified name and match the specified binding constraints.
	GetMember(string, System.Reflection.MemberTypes, System.Reflection.BindingFlags) : System.Reflection.MemberInfo[] Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
	GetMembers() : System.Reflection.MemberInfo[] Returns an array of System.Reflection.MemberInfo objects that reflect the public members defined in the type represented by the current instance.
abstract	GetMembers(System.Reflection.BindingFlags) : System.Reflection.MemberInfo[] Returns an array of System.Reflection.MemberInfo objects that reflect the members that are defined in the type represented by the current instance and match the specified binding constraints.
	GetMethod(string) : System.Reflection.MethodInfo Returns a System.Reflection.MethodInfo object that reflects the public method that has the specified name and is defined in the type represented by the current instance.
	GetMethod(string, System.Reflection.BindingFlags) : System.Reflection.MethodInfo Returns a System.Reflection.MethodInfo object that reflects the method that has the specified name and is defined in the type represented by the current instance.
	GetMethod(string, Type[]) : System.Reflection.MethodInfo Returns a System.Reflection.MethodInfo object that reflects the public method defined in the type represented by the current instance that has the specified name and parameter information.
	GetMethod(string, Type[], System.Reflection.ParameterModifier[]) : System.Reflection.MethodInfo Returns a System.Reflection.MethodInfo object that reflects the public method that has the specified name and is defined in the type represented by the current instance.
	GetMethod(string, System.Reflection.BindingFlags, System.Reflection.Binder, Type[], System.Reflection.ParameterModifier[]) : System.Reflection.MethodInfo Returns a System.Reflection.MethodInfo object that reflects the method that matches the specified criteria and is defined in the type represented by the current instance.
	GetMethod(string, System.Reflection.BindingFlags, System.Reflection.Binder, System.Reflection.CallingConventions, Type[], System.Reflection.ParameterModifier[]) : System.Reflection.MethodInfo Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
	GetMethods() : System.Reflection.MethodInfo[] Returns the public methods defined in the type represented by the current instance.
abstract	GetMethods(System.Reflection.BindingFlags) : System.Reflection.MethodInfo[] Returns an array of System.Reflection.MethodInfo objects that reflect the methods defined in the type represented by the current instance that match the specified binding constraints.
	GetNestedType(string) : Type Returns the public nested type defined in the type represented by the current instance
abstract	GetNestedType(string, System.Reflection.BindingFlags) : Type Returns a nested types defined in the type represented by the current instance that match the specified binding constraints.
	GetNestedTypes() : Type[] Returns all the public types nested within the current Type.
abstract	GetNestedTypes(System.Reflection.BindingFlags) : Type[] Returns an array containing the nested types defined in the type represented by the current instance that match the specified binding constraints.
	GetProperties() : System.Reflection.PropertyInfo[] Returns an array of System.Reflection.PropertyInfo objects that reflect the public properties defined in the type represented by the current instance.
abstract	GetProperties(System.Reflection.BindingFlags) : System.Reflection.PropertyInfo[] Returns an array of System.Reflection.PropertyInfo objects that reflect the properties defined for the type represented by the current instance that match the specified binding constraints.
	GetProperty(string) : System.Reflection.PropertyInfo Returns a System.Reflection.PropertyInfo object that reflects the public property defined in the type represented by the current instance that has the specified name.
	GetProperty(string, System.Reflection.BindingFlags) : System.Reflection.PropertyInfo Returns a System.Reflection.PropertyInfo object that reflects the property defined in the type represented by the current instance that matches the specified search criteria.
	GetProperty(string, Type) : System.Reflection.PropertyInfo Returns a System.Reflection.PropertyInfo object that reflects the public property defined in the type represented by the current instance that matches the specified search criteria.
	GetProperty(string, Type[]) : System.Reflection.PropertyInfo Returns a System.Reflection.PropertyInfo object that reflects the public property defined in the type represented by the current instance that matches the specified search criteria.
	GetProperty(string, Type, Type[]) : System.Reflection.PropertyInfo Returns a System.Reflection.PropertyInfo object that reflects the public property defined in the type represented by the current instance that matches the specified search criteria.
	GetProperty(string, Type, Type[], System.Reflection.ParameterModifier[]) : System.Reflection.PropertyInfo Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
	GetProperty(string, System.Reflection.BindingFlags, System.Reflection.Binder, Type, Type[], System.Reflection.ParameterModifier[]) : System.Reflection.PropertyInfo Returns a System.Reflection.PropertyInfo object that reflects the property defined in the type represented by the current instance that matches the specified search criteria .
	GetType() : Type Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
static	GetType(string) : Type Returns the Type with the specified name.
static	GetType(string, bool) : Type Returns the Type with the specified name, optionally throwing an exception if an error occurs while loading the Type .
static	GetType(string, bool, bool) : Type Returns the Type with the specified name, optionally performing a case-insensitive search and optionally throwing an exception if an error occurs while loading the Type.
static	GetTypeArray(object[]) : Type[] Returns the types of the objects in the specified array.
static	GetTypeCode(Type) : TypeCode Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
static	GetTypeFromCLSID(Guid) : Type Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
static	GetTypeFromCLSID(Guid, bool) : Type Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
static	GetTypeFromCLSID(Guid, string) : Type Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
static	GetTypeFromCLSID(Guid, string, bool) : Type Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
static	GetTypeFromHandle(RuntimeTypeHandle) : Type Gets the Type referenced by the specified type handle.
static	GetTypeFromProgID(string) : Type Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
static	GetTypeFromProgID(string, bool) : Type Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
static	GetTypeFromProgID(string, string) : Type Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
static	GetTypeFromProgID(string, string, bool) : Type Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
static	GetTypeHandle(object) : RuntimeTypeHandle Returns the handle for the Type of the specified object.
	InvokeMember(string, System.Reflection.BindingFlags, System.Reflection.Binder, object, object[]) : object Invokes the specified member, using the specified binding constraints and matching the specified argument list.
	InvokeMember(string, System.Reflection.BindingFlags, System.Reflection.Binder, object, object[], System.Globalization.CultureInfo) : object Invokes the specified member, using the specified binding constraints and matching the specified argument list and culture.
abstract	InvokeMember(string, System.Reflection.BindingFlags, System.Reflection.Binder, object, object[], System.Reflection.ParameterModifier[], System.Globalization.CultureInfo, string[]) : object Invokes or accesses a member defined on the type represented by the current instance that matches the specified binding criteria.
	IsAssignableFrom(Type) : bool Determines whether an instance of the current Type can be assigned from an instance of the specified Type .
	IsInstanceOfType(object) : bool Determines whether the specified object is an instance of the current Type.
	IsSubclassOf(Type) : bool Determines whether the current Type derives from the specified Type .
	MakeArrayType() : Type Returns a Type object representing a one-dimensional array type whose element type is the current type, with a lower bound of zero.
	MakeArrayType(int) : Type Returns a Type object representing an array of the current type, with the specified number of dimensions.
	MakeByRefType() : Type Returns a Type object that represents the current type when passed as a byref parameter.
	MakeGenericType(params Type[]) : Type 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. The current type shall be a generic type definition.
	MakePointerType() : Type Returns a Type object that represents the type of an unmanaged pointer to the current type.
static	ReflectionOnlyGetType(string, bool, bool) : Type Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
override	ToString() : string Returns a string representation of the current Type.

Protected Methods

abstract	GetAttributeFlagsImpl() : System.Reflection.TypeAttributes When overridden in a derived type implements the Type.Attributes property and returns the attributes specified for the type represented by the current instance.
abstract	GetConstructorImpl(System.Reflection.BindingFlags, System.Reflection.Binder, System.Reflection.CallingConventions, Type[], System.Reflection.ParameterModifier[]) : System.Reflection.ConstructorInfo Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
abstract	GetMethodImpl(string, System.Reflection.BindingFlags, System.Reflection.Binder, System.Reflection.CallingConventions, Type[], System.Reflection.ParameterModifier[]) : System.Reflection.MethodInfo Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
abstract	GetPropertyImpl(string, System.Reflection.BindingFlags, System.Reflection.Binder, Type, Type[], System.Reflection.ParameterModifier[]) : System.Reflection.PropertyInfo When overridden in a derived class implements the Type.GetProperty(string, System.Reflection.BindingFlags, System.Reflection.Binder, Type, Type[], System.Reflection.ParameterModifier[]) method and returns a System.Reflection.PropertyInfo object that reflects the property defined in the type represented by the current instance that matches the specified search criteria.
abstract	HasElementTypeImpl() : bool When overridden in a derived class, implements the Type.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.
abstract	IsArrayImpl() : bool When overridden in a derived class implements the Type.IsArray property returning a bool value that indicates whether the type represented by the current instance is an array.
abstract	IsByRefImpl() : bool When overridden in a derived class, implements the Type.IsByRef property and determines whether the Type is passed by reference.
abstract	IsCOMObjectImpl() : bool Reserved.
	IsContextfulImpl() : bool Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
	IsMarshalByRefImpl() : bool Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
abstract	IsPointerImpl() : bool When overridden in a derived class, implements the Type.IsPointer property and determines whether the Type is a pointer.
abstract	IsPrimitiveImpl() : bool When overridden in a derived class, implements the Type.IsPrimitive property and determines whether the Type is one of the primitive types.
	IsValueTypeImpl() : bool Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.

Explicitly Implemented Interface Members

	System.Runtime.InteropServices._Type.GetIDsOfNames	Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
	System.Runtime.InteropServices._Type.GetTypeInfo	Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
	System.Runtime.InteropServices._Type.GetTypeInfoCount	Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.
	System.Runtime.InteropServices._Type.Invoke	Documentation for this section has not yet been entered.