Reflection Sample

This sample uses reflection to discover type information in an assembly.

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Demonstrates

The form lets you examine the assemblies at three levels:

  • Assembly   The GetAssemblies method is used to retrieve a list of the loaded assemblies. The list is displayed in a ListBox control.

  • Type   Selecting an assembly name displays all the types in that assembly in another ListBox control, by using the GetTypes method.

  • Members   When a type is selected from the Types list, the GetMembers method is used to list all the members of the selected type.

See Also

Concepts

Reflection Overview

Reference

Assembly

AppDomain

GetAssemblies

GetTypes

GetMembers