Class ReflectionHelper

A helper class that provides the functionalities to retrieve information about assemblies, modules, members, parameters, and other entities in managed code.

Inheritance

System.Object

ReflectionHelper

Inherited Members

System.Object.Equals(System.Object)

System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.GetHashCode()

System.Object.GetType()

System.Object.MemberwiseClone()

System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.ToString()

Namespace: Syncfusion.WinForms.Core.Utils

Assembly: Syncfusion.Core.WinForms.dll

Syntax

public static class ReflectionHelper

Methods

GetField(Type, String)

Searches for the specified field, using the specified binding constraints.

Declaration

public static FieldInfo GetField(Type type, string fieldName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type used to get the field.
System.String	fieldName	The string containing the name of the field to get.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Reflection.FieldInfo	An object representing the field that matches the specified requirements, if found; otherwise, null.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
System.ArgumentNullException	name is null.

GetMethod(Type, String)

Searches for the specified method, using the specified binding constraints.

Declaration

public static MethodInfo GetMethod(Type type, string name)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type used to get the method.
System.String	name	The string containing the name of the method to get.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Reflection.MethodInfo	An object representing the method that matches the specified requirements, if found; otherwise, null.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
System.ArgumentNullException	name is null.

GetMethod(Type, String, Int32)

Searches for the specified method, using the specified binding constraints.

Declaration

public static MethodInfo GetMethod(Type type, string name, int argumentsCount)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type used to get the method.
System.String	name	The string containing the name of the method to get.
System.Int32	argumentsCount	The integer containing the arguments count of the method to get.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Reflection.MethodInfo	An object representing the method that matches the specified requirements, if found; otherwise, null.

GetProperty(Type, String)

Searches for the specified property, using the specified binding constraints.

Declaration

public static PropertyInfo GetProperty(Type type, string propertyName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type used to get the property.
System.String	propertyName	The string containing the name of the property to get.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Reflection.PropertyInfo	An object representing the property that matches the specified requirements, if found; otherwise, null.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
System.ArgumentNullException	name is null.

GetValue(Object, String)

Returns the property value of a specified object.

Declaration

public static object GetValue(object obj, string propertyName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Object	obj	The object whose field value will be returned.
System.String	propertyName	The string containing the name of the property or field to get value.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Object	The property value of the specified object.

Invoke(MethodInfo, Object, Object[])

Invokes the method or constructor represented by the current instance, using the specified parameters.

Declaration

public static object Invoke(MethodInfo method, object obj, object[] parameters)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Reflection.MethodInfo	method	The method information.
System.Object	obj	The object on which to invoke the method or constructor. If a method is static, this argument is ignored. If a constructor is static, this argument must be null or an instance of the class that defines the constructor.
System.Object[]	parameters	An argument list for the invoked method or constructor. This is an array of objects with the same number, order, and type as the parameters of the method or constructor to be invoked.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Object	An object containing the return value of the invoked method, or null in the case of a constructor.CautionElements of the parameters array that represent parameters declared with the ref or out keyword may also be modified.

SetValue(Object, String, Object)

Sets the property value of a specified object.

Declaration

public static bool SetValue(object obj, string propertyName, object value)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Object	obj	The object whose property value will be set.
System.String	propertyName	The name of the property.
System.Object	value	The new property value.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	Returns true if value set properly, otherwise false.