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Class ModelType

Represents type declarations: class types, interface types, array types, value types, enumeration types, type parameters, generic type definitions, and open or closed constructed generic types.

Inheritance

object

MemberInfo

Type

Namespace: Umbraco.Cms.Core.Models.PublishedContent

Assembly: Umbraco.Core.dll

Syntax

public class ModelType : Type

Examples

ModelType.For("alias") typeof (IEnumerable{}).MakeGenericType(ModelType.For("alias")) Model.For("alias").MakeArrayType()

Properties

Assembly

Gets the System.Reflection.Assembly in which the type is declared. For generic types, gets the System.Reflection.Assembly in which the generic type is defined.

Declaration

public override Assembly Assembly { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Assembly	An System.Reflection.Assembly instance that describes the assembly containing the current type. For generic types, the instance describes the assembly that contains the generic type definition, not the assembly that creates and uses a particular constructed type.

AssemblyQualifiedName

Gets the assembly-qualified name of the type, which includes the name of the assembly from which this System.Type object was loaded.

Declaration

public override string AssemblyQualifiedName { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
string	The assembly-qualified name of the System.Type, which includes the name of the assembly from which the System.Type was loaded, or null if the current instance represents a generic type parameter.

BaseType

Gets the type from which the current System.Type directly inherits.

Declaration

public override Type? BaseType { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Type	The System.Type from which the current System.Type directly inherits, or null if the current Type represents the object class or an interface.

ContentTypeAlias

Gets the content type alias.

Declaration

public string ContentTypeAlias { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
string

FullName

Gets the fully qualified name of the type, including its namespace but not its assembly.

Declaration

public override string FullName { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
string	The fully qualified name of the type, including its namespace but not its assembly; or null if the current instance represents a generic type parameter, an array type, pointer type, or byref type based on a type parameter, or a generic type that is not a generic type definition but contains unresolved type parameters.

GUID

Gets the GUID associated with the System.Type.

Declaration

public override Guid GUID { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Guid	The GUID associated with the System.Type.

Module

Gets the module (the DLL) in which the current System.Type is defined.

Declaration

public override Module Module { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Module	The module in which the current System.Type is defined.

Name

Gets the name of the current member.

Declaration

public override string Name { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
string	A string containing the name of this member.

Namespace

Gets the namespace of the System.Type.

Declaration

public override string Namespace { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
string	The namespace of the System.Type; null if the current instance has no namespace or represents a generic parameter.

UnderlyingSystemType

Indicates the type provided by the common language runtime that represents this type.

Declaration

public override Type UnderlyingSystemType { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Type	The underlying system type for the System.Type.

Methods

Equals(Type, Type)

Gets a value indicating whether two System.Type instances are equal.

Declaration

public static bool Equals(Type t1, Type t2)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	t1	The first instance.
Type	t2	The second instance.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	A value indicating whether the two instances are equal.

Remarks

Knows how to compare ModelType instances.

For(string?)

Gets the model type for a published element type.

Declaration

public static ModelType For(string? alias)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	alias	The published element type alias.

Returns

Type	Description
ModelType	The model type for the published element type.

GetAttributeFlagsImpl()

When overridden in a derived class, implements the System.Type.Attributes property and gets a bitwise combination of enumeration values that indicate the attributes associated with the System.Type.

Declaration

protected override TypeAttributes GetAttributeFlagsImpl()

Returns

Type	Description
TypeAttributes	A System.Reflection.TypeAttributes object representing the attribute set of the System.Type.

GetConstructorImpl(BindingFlags, Binder?, CallingConventions, Type[], ParameterModifier[]?)

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.

Declaration

protected override ConstructorInfo? GetConstructorImpl(BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder? binder, CallingConventions callConvention, Type[] types, ParameterModifier[]? modifiers)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
BindingFlags	bindingAttr	A bitwise combination of the enumeration values that specify how the search is conducted. -or- System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Default to return null.
Binder	binder	An object that defines a set of properties and enables binding, which can involve selection of an overloaded method, coercion of argument types, and invocation of a member through reflection. -or- A null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), to use the System.Type.DefaultBinder.
CallingConventions	callConvention	The object that specifies the set of rules to use regarding the order and layout of arguments, how the return value is passed, what registers are used for arguments, and the stack is cleaned up.
Type[]	types	An array of System.Type objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the constructor to get. -or- An empty array of the type System.Type (that is, Type[] types = new Type[0]) to get a constructor that takes no parameters.
ParameterModifier[]	modifiers	An array of System.Reflection.ParameterModifier objects representing the attributes associated with the corresponding element in the types array. The default binder does not process this parameter.

Returns

Type	Description
ConstructorInfo	A System.Reflection.ConstructorInfo object representing the constructor that matches the specified requirements, if found; otherwise, null.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	<code class="paramref">types</code> is <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/keywords/null">null</a>. -or- One of the elements in types is null.
ArgumentException	<code class="paramref">types</code> is multidimensional. -or- modifiers is multidimensional. -or- types and modifiers do not have the same length.
NotSupportedException	The current type is a System.Reflection.Emit.TypeBuilder or System.Reflection.Emit.GenericTypeParameterBuilder.

GetConstructors(BindingFlags)

When overridden in a derived class, searches for the constructors defined for the current System.Type, using the specified BindingFlags.

Declaration

public override ConstructorInfo[] GetConstructors(BindingFlags bindingAttr)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
BindingFlags	bindingAttr	A bitwise combination of the enumeration values that specify how the search is conducted. -or- System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Default to return an empty array.

Returns

Type

Description

ConstructorInfo[]

An array of System.Reflection.ConstructorInfo objects representing all constructors defined for the current System.Type that match the specified binding constraints, including the type initializer if it's defined. Returns an empty array of type System.Reflection.ConstructorInfo if no constructors are defined for the current System.Type, if none of the defined constructors match the binding constraints, or if the current System.Type represents a type parameter in the definition of a generic type or generic method.

GetCustomAttributes(bool)

When overridden in a derived class, returns an array of all custom attributes applied to this member.

Declaration

public override object[] GetCustomAttributes(bool inherit)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
bool	inherit	true to search this member's inheritance chain to find the attributes; otherwise, false. This parameter is ignored for properties and events.

Returns

Type	Description
object[]	An array that contains all the custom attributes applied to this member, or an array with zero elements if no attributes are defined.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
InvalidOperationException	This member belongs to a type that is loaded into the reflection-only context. See How to: Load Assemblies into the Reflection-Only Context.
TypeLoadException	A custom attribute type could not be loaded.

GetCustomAttributes(Type, bool)

When overridden in a derived class, returns an array of custom attributes applied to this member and identified by System.Type.

Declaration

public override object[] GetCustomAttributes(Type attributeType, bool inherit)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	attributeType	The type of attribute to search for. Only attributes that are assignable to this type are returned.
bool	inherit	true to search this member's inheritance chain to find the attributes; otherwise, false. This parameter is ignored for properties and events.

Returns

Type	Description
object[]	An array of custom attributes applied to this member, or an array with zero elements if no attributes assignable to attributeType have been applied.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
TypeLoadException	A custom attribute type cannot be loaded.
ArgumentNullException	If attributeType is null.
InvalidOperationException	This member belongs to a type that is loaded into the reflection-only context. See How to: Load Assemblies into the Reflection-Only Context.

GetElementType()

When overridden in a derived class, returns the System.Type of the object encompassed or referred to by the current array, pointer or reference type.

Declaration

public override Type? GetElementType()

Returns

Type	Description
Type	The System.Type of the object encompassed or referred to by the current array, pointer, or reference type, or null if the current System.Type is not an array or a pointer, or is not passed by reference, or represents a generic type or a type parameter in the definition of a generic type or generic method.

GetEvent(string, BindingFlags)

When overridden in a derived class, returns the System.Reflection.EventInfo object representing the specified event, using the specified binding constraints.

Declaration

public override EventInfo? GetEvent(string name, BindingFlags bindingAttr)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	name	The name of an event that is declared or inherited by the current System.Type.
BindingFlags	bindingAttr	A bitwise combination of the enumeration values that specify how the search is conducted. -or- System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Default to return null.

Returns

Type	Description
EventInfo	The object representing the specified event that is declared or inherited by the current System.Type, if found; otherwise, null.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	name is null.

GetEvents(BindingFlags)

When overridden in a derived class, searches for events that are declared or inherited by the current System.Type, using the specified binding constraints.

Declaration

public override EventInfo[] GetEvents(BindingFlags bindingAttr)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
BindingFlags	bindingAttr	A bitwise combination of the enumeration values that specify how the search is conducted. -or- System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Default to return an empty array.

Returns

Type	Description
EventInfo[]	An array of System.Reflection.EventInfo objects representing all events that are declared or inherited by the current System.Type that match the specified binding constraints. -or- An empty array of type System.Reflection.EventInfo, if the current System.Type does not have events, or if none of the events match the binding constraints.

GetField(string, BindingFlags)

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

Declaration

public override FieldInfo? GetField(string name, BindingFlags bindingAttr)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	name	The string containing the name of the data field to get.
BindingFlags	bindingAttr	A bitwise combination of the enumeration values that specify how the search is conducted. -or- System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Default to return null.

Returns

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

Exceptions

Type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	name is null.

GetFields(BindingFlags)

When overridden in a derived class, searches for the fields defined for the current System.Type, using the specified binding constraints.

Declaration

public override FieldInfo[] GetFields(BindingFlags bindingAttr)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
BindingFlags	bindingAttr	A bitwise combination of the enumeration values that specify how the search is conducted. -or- System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Default to return an empty array.

Returns

Type	Description
FieldInfo[]	An array of System.Reflection.FieldInfo objects representing all fields defined for the current System.Type that match the specified binding constraints. -or- An empty array of type System.Reflection.FieldInfo, if no fields are defined for the current System.Type, or if none of the defined fields match the binding constraints.

GetInterface(string, bool)

When overridden in a derived class, searches for the specified interface, specifying whether to do a case-insensitive search for the interface name.

Declaration

public override Type? GetInterface(string name, bool ignoreCase)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	name	The string containing the name of the interface to get. For generic interfaces, this is the mangled name.
bool	ignoreCase	<a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/builtin-types/bool">true</a> to ignore the case of that part of <code class="paramref">name</code> that specifies the simple interface name (the part that specifies the namespace must be correctly cased). -or- false to perform a case-sensitive search for all parts of name.

Returns

Type	Description
Type	An object representing the interface with the specified name, implemented or inherited by the current System.Type, if found; otherwise, null.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	name is null.
AmbiguousMatchException	The current System.Type represents a type that implements the same generic interface with different type arguments.

GetInterfaces()

When overridden in a derived class, gets all the interfaces implemented or inherited by the current System.Type.

Declaration

public override Type[] GetInterfaces()

Returns

Type	Description
Type[]	An array of System.Type objects representing all the interfaces implemented or inherited by the current System.Type. -or- An empty array of type System.Type, if no interfaces are implemented or inherited by the current System.Type.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
TargetInvocationException	A static initializer is invoked and throws an exception.

GetMembers(BindingFlags)

When overridden in a derived class, searches for the members defined for the current System.Type, using the specified binding constraints.

Declaration

public override MemberInfo[] GetMembers(BindingFlags bindingAttr)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
BindingFlags	bindingAttr	A bitwise combination of the enumeration values that specify how the search is conducted. -or- System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Default to return an empty array.

Returns

Type	Description
MemberInfo[]	An array of System.Reflection.MemberInfo objects representing all members defined for the current System.Type that match the specified binding constraints. -or- An empty array if no members are defined for the current System.Type, or if none of the defined members match the binding constraints.

GetMethodImpl(string, BindingFlags, Binder?, CallingConventions, Type[]?, ParameterModifier[]?)

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.

Declaration

protected override MethodInfo? GetMethodImpl(string name, BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder? binder, CallingConventions callConvention, Type[]? types, ParameterModifier[]? modifiers)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	name	The string containing the name of the method to get.
BindingFlags	bindingAttr	A bitwise combination of the enumeration values that specify how the search is conducted. -or- System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Default to return null.
Binder	binder	An object that defines a set of properties and enables binding, which can involve selection of an overloaded method, coercion of argument types, and invocation of a member through reflection. -or- A null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), to use the System.Type.DefaultBinder.
CallingConventions	callConvention	The object that specifies the set of rules to use regarding the order and layout of arguments, how the return value is passed, what registers are used for arguments, and what process cleans up the stack.
Type[]	types	An array of System.Type objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the method to get. -or- An empty array of the type System.Type (that is, Type[] types = new Type[0]) to get a method that takes no parameters. -or- null. If types is null, arguments are not matched.
ParameterModifier[]	modifiers	An array of System.Reflection.ParameterModifier objects representing the attributes associated with the corresponding element in the types array. The default binder does not process this parameter.

Returns

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

Exceptions

Type	Condition
AmbiguousMatchException	More than one method is found with the specified name and matching the specified binding constraints.
ArgumentNullException	name is null.
ArgumentException	<code class="paramref">types</code> is multidimensional. -or- modifiers is multidimensional. -or- types and modifiers do not have the same length.
NotSupportedException	The current type is a System.Reflection.Emit.TypeBuilder or System.Reflection.Emit.GenericTypeParameterBuilder.

GetMethods(BindingFlags)

When overridden in a derived class, searches for the methods defined for the current System.Type, using the specified binding constraints.

Declaration

public override MethodInfo[] GetMethods(BindingFlags bindingAttr)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
BindingFlags	bindingAttr	A bitwise combination of the enumeration values that specify how the search is conducted. -or- System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Default to return an empty array.

Returns

Type	Description
MethodInfo[]	An array of System.Reflection.MethodInfo objects representing all methods defined for the current System.Type that match the specified binding constraints. -or- An empty array of type System.Reflection.MethodInfo, if no methods are defined for the current System.Type, or if none of the defined methods match the binding constraints.

GetNestedType(string, BindingFlags)

When overridden in a derived class, searches for the specified nested type, using the specified binding constraints.

Declaration

public override Type? GetNestedType(string name, BindingFlags bindingAttr)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	name	The string containing the name of the nested type to get.
BindingFlags	bindingAttr	A bitwise combination of the enumeration values that specify how the search is conducted. -or- System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Default to return null.

Returns

Type	Description
Type	An object representing the nested type that matches the specified requirements, if found; otherwise, null.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	name is null.

GetNestedTypes(BindingFlags)

When overridden in a derived class, searches for the types nested in the current System.Type, using the specified binding constraints.

Declaration

public override Type[] GetNestedTypes(BindingFlags bindingAttr)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
BindingFlags	bindingAttr	A bitwise combination of the enumeration values that specify how the search is conducted. -or- System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Default to return null.

Returns

Type	Description
Type[]	An array of System.Type objects representing all the types nested in the current System.Type that match the specified binding constraints (the search is not recursive), or an empty array of type System.Type, if no nested types are found that match the binding constraints.

GetProperties(BindingFlags)

When overridden in a derived class, searches for the properties of the current System.Type, using the specified binding constraints.

Declaration

public override PropertyInfo[] GetProperties(BindingFlags bindingAttr)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
BindingFlags	bindingAttr	A bitwise combination of the enumeration values that specify how the search is conducted. -or- System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Default to return an empty array.

Returns

Type	Description
PropertyInfo[]	An array of objects representing all properties of the current System.Type that match the specified binding constraints. -or- An empty array of type System.Reflection.PropertyInfo, if the current System.Type does not have properties, or if none of the properties match the binding constraints.

GetPropertyImpl(string, BindingFlags, Binder?, Type?, Type[]?, ParameterModifier[]?)

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.

Declaration

protected override PropertyInfo? GetPropertyImpl(string name, BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder? binder, Type? returnType, Type[]? types, ParameterModifier[]? modifiers)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	name	The string containing the name of the property to get.
BindingFlags	bindingAttr	A bitwise combination of the enumeration values that specify how the search is conducted. -or- System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Default to return null.
Binder	binder	An object that defines a set of properties and enables binding, which can involve selection of an overloaded member, coercion of argument types, and invocation of a member through reflection. -or- A null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), to use the System.Type.DefaultBinder.
Type	returnType	The return type of the property.
Type[]	types	An array of System.Type objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the indexed property to get. -or- An empty array of the type System.Type (that is, Type[] types = new Type[0]) to get a property that is not indexed.
ParameterModifier[]	modifiers	An array of System.Reflection.ParameterModifier objects representing the attributes associated with the corresponding element in the types array. The default binder does not process this parameter.

Returns

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

Exceptions

Type	Condition
AmbiguousMatchException	More than one property is found with the specified name and matching the specified binding constraints.
ArgumentNullException	<code class="paramref">name</code> is <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/keywords/null">null</a>. -or- types is null. -or- One of the elements in types is null.
ArgumentException	<code class="paramref">types</code> is multidimensional. -or- modifiers is multidimensional. -or- types and modifiers do not have the same length.
NotSupportedException	The current type is a System.Reflection.Emit.TypeBuilder, System.Reflection.Emit.EnumBuilder, or System.Reflection.Emit.GenericTypeParameterBuilder.

HasElementTypeImpl()

When overridden in a derived class, implements the System.Type.HasElementType property and determines whether the current System.Type encompasses or refers to another type; that is, whether the current System.Type is an array, a pointer, or is passed by reference.

Declaration

protected override bool HasElementTypeImpl()

Returns

Type	Description
bool	true if the System.Type is an array, a pointer, or is passed by reference; otherwise, false.

InvokeMember(string, BindingFlags, Binder?, object?, object?[]?, ParameterModifier[]?, CultureInfo?, 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.

Declaration

public override object InvokeMember(string name, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder? binder, object? target, object?[]? args, ParameterModifier[]? modifiers, CultureInfo? culture, string[]? namedParameters)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	name	The string containing the name of the constructor, method, property, or field member to invoke. -or- An empty string ("") to invoke the default member. -or- For IDispatch members, a string representing the DispID, for example "[DispID=3]".
BindingFlags	invokeAttr	A bitwise combination of the enumeration values that specify how the search is conducted. The access can be one of the BindingFlags such as Public, NonPublic, Private, InvokeMethod, GetField, and so on. The type of lookup need not be specified. If the type of lookup is omitted, BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Static are used.
Binder	binder	An object that defines a set of properties and enables binding, which can involve selection of an overloaded method, coercion of argument types, and invocation of a member through reflection. -or- A null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), to use the System.Type.DefaultBinder. Note that explicitly defining a System.Reflection.Binder object may be required for successfully invoking method overloads with variable arguments.
object	target	The object on which to invoke the specified member.
object[]	args	An array containing the arguments to pass to the member to invoke.
ParameterModifier[]	modifiers	An array of System.Reflection.ParameterModifier objects representing the attributes associated with the corresponding element in the args array. A parameter's associated attributes are stored in the member's signature. The default binder processes this parameter only when calling a COM component.
CultureInfo	culture	The System.Globalization.CultureInfo object representing the globalization locale to use, which may be necessary for locale-specific conversions, such as converting a numeric String to a Double. -or- A null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) to use the current thread's System.Globalization.CultureInfo.
string[]	namedParameters	An array containing the names of the parameters to which the values in the args array are passed.

Returns

Type	Description
object	An object representing the return value of the invoked member.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	invokeAttr does not contain CreateInstance and name is null.
ArgumentException	<code class="paramref">args</code> and <code class="paramref">modifiers</code> do not have the same length. -or- invokeAttr is not a valid System.Reflection.BindingFlags attribute. -or- invokeAttr does not contain one of the following binding flags: InvokeMethod, CreateInstance, GetField, SetField, GetProperty, or SetProperty. -or- invokeAttr contains CreateInstance combined with InvokeMethod, GetField, SetField, GetProperty, or SetProperty. -or- invokeAttr contains both GetField and SetField. -or- invokeAttr contains both GetProperty and SetProperty. -or- invokeAttr contains InvokeMethod combined with SetField or SetProperty. -or- invokeAttr contains SetField and args has more than one element. -or- The named parameter array is larger than the argument array. -or- This method is called on a COM object and one of the following binding flags was not passed in: BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, BindingFlags.GetProperty, BindingFlags.SetProperty, BindingFlags.PutDispProperty, or BindingFlags.PutRefDispProperty. -or- One of the named parameter arrays contains a string that is null.
MethodAccessException	The specified member is a class initializer.
MissingFieldException	The field or property cannot be found.
MissingMethodException	No method can be found that matches the arguments in args. -or- No member can be found that has the argument names supplied in namedParameters. -or- The current System.Type object represents a type that contains open type parameters, that is, System.Type.ContainsGenericParameters returns true.
TargetException	The specified member cannot be invoked on target.
AmbiguousMatchException	More than one method matches the binding criteria.
InvalidOperationException	The method represented by name has one or more unspecified generic type parameters. That is, the method's System.Reflection.MethodBase.ContainsGenericParameters property returns true.

IsArrayImpl()

When overridden in a derived class, implements the System.Type.IsArray property and determines whether the System.Type is an array.

Declaration

protected override bool IsArrayImpl()

Returns

Type	Description
bool	true if the System.Type is an array; otherwise, false.

IsByRefImpl()

When overridden in a derived class, implements the System.Type.IsByRef property and determines whether the System.Type is passed by reference.

Declaration

protected override bool IsByRefImpl()

Returns

Type	Description
bool	true if the System.Type is passed by reference; otherwise, false.

IsCOMObjectImpl()

When overridden in a derived class, implements the System.Type.IsCOMObject property and determines whether the System.Type is a COM object.

Declaration

protected override bool IsCOMObjectImpl()

Returns

Type	Description
bool	true if the System.Type is a COM object; otherwise, false.

IsDefined(Type, bool)

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.

Declaration

public override bool IsDefined(Type attributeType, bool inherit)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	attributeType	The type of custom attribute to search for. The search includes derived types.
bool	inherit	true to search this member's inheritance chain to find the attributes; otherwise, false. This parameter is ignored for properties and events.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	true if one or more instances of attributeType or any of its derived types is applied to this member; otherwise, false.

IsPointerImpl()

When overridden in a derived class, implements the System.Type.IsPointer property and determines whether the System.Type is a pointer.

Declaration

protected override bool IsPointerImpl()

Returns

Type	Description
bool	true if the System.Type is a pointer; otherwise, false.

IsPrimitiveImpl()

When overridden in a derived class, implements the System.Type.IsPrimitive property and determines whether the System.Type is one of the primitive types.

Declaration

protected override bool IsPrimitiveImpl()

Returns

Type	Description
bool	true if the System.Type is one of the primitive types; otherwise, false.

MakeArrayType()

Returns a System.Type object representing a one-dimensional array of the current type, with a lower bound of zero.

Declaration

public override Type MakeArrayType()

Returns

Type	Description
Type	A System.Type object representing a one-dimensional array of the current type, with a lower bound of zero.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
NotSupportedException	The invoked method is not supported in the base class. Derived classes must provide an implementation.
TypeLoadException	The current type is System.TypedReference. -or- The current type is a ByRef type. That is, System.Type.IsByRef returns true.

Map(Type, Dictionary<string, Type>?)

Gets the actual CLR type by replacing model types, if any.

Declaration

public static Type Map(Type type, Dictionary<string, Type>? modelTypes)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	type	The type.
Dictionary<string, Type>	modelTypes	The model types map.

Returns

Type	Description
Type	The actual CLR type.

Map(Type, Dictionary<string, Type>?, bool)

Declaration

public static Type Map(Type type, Dictionary<string, Type>? modelTypes, bool dictionaryIsInvariant)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	type
Dictionary<string, Type>	modelTypes
bool	dictionaryIsInvariant

Returns

Type	Description
Type

MapToName(Type, Dictionary<string, string>)

Gets the actual CLR type name by replacing model types, if any.

Declaration

public static string MapToName(Type type, Dictionary<string, string> map)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	type	The type.
Dictionary<string, string>	map	The model types map.

Returns

Type	Description
string	The actual CLR type name.

ToString()

Returns a String representing the name of the current Type.

Declaration

public override string ToString()

Returns

Type	Description
string	A string representing the name of the current System.Type.