Type.GetProperty Method (String)

Parameters

• name
  Type: System.String
  The String containing the name of the public property to get.

Return Value

Type: System.Reflection.PropertyInfo
A PropertyInfo object representing the public property with the specified name, if found; otherwise, nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Imports System.Reflection
Class MyClass1
   Private myProperty1 As Integer
   ' Declare MyProperty.

   Public Property MyProperty() As Integer
      Get
         Return myProperty1
      End Get
      Set(ByVal Value As Integer)
         myProperty1 = Value
      End Set
   End Property
End Class 'MyClass1

Public Class Example
   Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
      Try
         ' Get Type Object corresponding to MyClass.
         Dim myType As Type = GetType(MyClass1)
         ' Get PropertyInfo object by passing property name.
         Dim myPropInfo As PropertyInfo = myType.GetProperty("MyProperty")
         ' Display Name propety to console.
         outputBlock.Text += String.Format("The {0} property exists in MyClass.", myPropInfo.Name) & vbCrLf
      Catch e As NullReferenceException
         outputBlock.Text += String.Format("The property does not exist in MyClass.", e.Message.ToString()) & vbCrLf
      End Try
   End Sub 'Main
End Class 'MyTypeClass 

using System;
using System.Reflection;

class MyClass
{
   private int myProperty;
   // Declare MyProperty.
   public int MyProperty
   {
      get
      {
         return myProperty;
      }
      set
      {
         myProperty = value;
      }
   }
}
public class Example
{
   public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
   {
      try
      {
         // Get the Type object corresponding to MyClass.
         Type myType = typeof(MyClass);
         // Get the PropertyInfo object by passing the property name.
         PropertyInfo myPropInfo = myType.GetProperty("MyProperty");
         // Display the property name.
         outputBlock.Text += String.Format("The {0} property exists in MyClass.", myPropInfo.Name) + "\n";
      }
      catch (NullReferenceException e)
      {
         outputBlock.Text += "The property does not exist in MyClass." + e.Message + "\n";
      }
   }
}