Type.GetProperties Method (BindingFlags)

Parameters

• bindingAttr
  Type: System.Reflection.BindingFlags
  A bitmask comprised of one or more BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted.
  -or-
  Zero, to return nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Return Value

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

Imports System.Reflection
Imports System.Reflection.Emit

' Create a class having three properties.
Public Class MyTypeClass
   Public ReadOnly Property MyProperty1() As [String]
      Get
         Return "hello"
      End Get
   End Property
   Public ReadOnly Property MyProperty2() As [String]
      Get
         Return "hello"
      End Get
   End Property
   Protected ReadOnly Property MyProperty3() As [String]
      Get
         Return "hello"
      End Get
   End Property
End Class 'MyTypeClass

Public Class Example
   Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
      Dim myType As Type = GetType(MyTypeClass)
      ' Get the public properties.
      Dim myPropertyInfo As PropertyInfo() = myType.GetProperties((BindingFlags.Public Or BindingFlags.Instance))
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("The number of public properties is {0}.", myPropertyInfo.Length.ToString()) & vbCrLf
      ' Display the public properties.
      DisplayPropertyInfo(outputBlock, myPropertyInfo)
      ' Get the nonpublic properties.
      Dim myPropertyInfo1 As PropertyInfo() = myType.GetProperties((BindingFlags.NonPublic Or BindingFlags.Instance))
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("The number of protected properties is {0}.", myPropertyInfo1.Length.ToString()) & vbCrLf
      ' Display the nonpublic properties.
      DisplayPropertyInfo(outputBlock, myPropertyInfo1)
   End Sub 'Main

   Public Shared Sub DisplayPropertyInfo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock, ByVal myPropertyInfo() As PropertyInfo)
      ' Display the information for all properties.
      Dim i As Integer
      For i = 0 To myPropertyInfo.Length - 1
         Dim myPropInfo As PropertyInfo = CType(myPropertyInfo(i), PropertyInfo)
         outputBlock.Text += String.Format("The property name is {0}.", myPropInfo.Name.ToString()) & vbCrLf
         outputBlock.Text += String.Format("The property type is {0}.", myPropInfo.PropertyType.ToString()) & vbCrLf
      Next i
   End Sub 'DisplayPropertyInfo
End Class 'TypeMain 

using System;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Reflection.Emit;

// Create a class having three properties.
public class MyTypeClass
{
   public String MyProperty1
   {
      get
      {
         return "hello";
      }
   }
   public String MyProperty2
   {
      get
      {
         return "hello";
      }
   }
   protected String MyProperty3
   {
      get
      {
         return "hello";
      }
   }
}

public class Example
{
   public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
   {
      Type myType = (typeof(MyTypeClass));
      // Get the public properties.
      PropertyInfo[] myPropertyInfo = myType.GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance);
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("The mumber of public properties is {0}.", myPropertyInfo.Length) + "\n";
      // Display the public properties.
      DisplayPropertyInfo(outputBlock, myPropertyInfo);
      // Get the nonpublic properties.
      PropertyInfo[] myPropertyInfo1 = myType.GetProperties(BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("The number of protected properties is {0}.", myPropertyInfo1.Length) + "\n";
      // Display all the nonpublic properties.
      DisplayPropertyInfo(outputBlock, myPropertyInfo1);
   }
   public static void DisplayPropertyInfo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock, PropertyInfo[] myPropertyInfo)
   {
      // Display information for all properties.
      for (int i = 0; i < myPropertyInfo.Length; i++)
      {
         PropertyInfo myPropInfo = (PropertyInfo)myPropertyInfo[i];
         outputBlock.Text += String.Format("The property name is {0}.", myPropInfo.Name) + "\n";
         outputBlock.Text += String.Format("The property type is {0}.", myPropInfo.PropertyType) + "\n";
      }
   }
}