BuildManager.GetType Method
Definition
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Finds a type in the top-level assemblies or in assemblies that are defined in configuration.
Overloads
| GetType(String, Boolean) |
Finds a type in the top-level assemblies or in assemblies that are defined in configuration, and optionally throws an exception on failure. |
| GetType(String, Boolean, Boolean) |
Finds a type in the top-level assemblies, or in assemblies that are defined in configuration, by using a case-insensitive search and optionally throwing an exception on failure. |
Remarks
A top-level assembly refers to the Global.asax file, or to a file that is in the App_GlobalResources, App_WebReferences, App_Code, or App_Browsers directory.
GetType(String, Boolean)
Finds a type in the top-level assemblies or in assemblies that are defined in configuration, and optionally throws an exception on failure.
public:
static Type ^ GetType(System::String ^ typeName, bool throwOnError);public static Type GetType(string typeName, bool throwOnError);static member GetType : string * bool -> TypePublic Shared Function GetType (typeName As String, throwOnError As Boolean) As TypeParameters
- typeName
- String
The name of the type.
- throwOnError
- Boolean
true to throw an exception if a Type object cannot be generated for the type name; otherwise, false.
Returns
A Type object that represents the requested typeName parameter.
Exceptions
typeName is invalid.
-or-
typeName is ambiguous.
-or-
typeName could not be found, and throwOnError is true.
Remarks
A top-level assembly refers to the Global.asax file, or to a file that is in the App_GlobalResources, App_WebReferences, App_Code, or App_Browsers directory.
Applies to
GetType(String, Boolean, Boolean)
Finds a type in the top-level assemblies, or in assemblies that are defined in configuration, by using a case-insensitive search and optionally throwing an exception on failure.
public:
static Type ^ GetType(System::String ^ typeName, bool throwOnError, bool ignoreCase);public static Type GetType(string typeName, bool throwOnError, bool ignoreCase);static member GetType : string * bool * bool -> TypePublic Shared Function GetType (typeName As String, throwOnError As Boolean, ignoreCase As Boolean) As TypeParameters
- typeName
- String
The name of the type.
- throwOnError
- Boolean
true to throw an exception if a Type cannot be generated for the type name; otherwise, false.
- ignoreCase
- Boolean
true if typeName is case-sensitive; otherwise, false.
Returns
A Type object that represents the requested typeName parameter.
Exceptions
typeName is invalid.
-or-
typeName is ambiguous.
-or-
typeName could not be found, and throwOnError is true.
Remarks
A top-level assembly refers to the Global.asax file, or to a file that is in the App_GlobalResources, App_WebReferences, App_Code, or App_Browsers directory.
