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DynamicMethod.ReturnType Property

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Gets the type of return value for the dynamic method.

Namespace:  System.Reflection.Emit
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides ReadOnly Property ReturnType As Type

public override Type ReturnType { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.Type
A Type representing the type of the return value of the current method; System.Void if the method has no return type.

Remarks

If nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) was specified for the return type when the dynamic method was created, this property returns System.Void.

Examples

The following code example displays the return type of a dynamic method. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the DynamicMethod class.

' If the method has no return type, ReturnType is System.Void.
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Return type: {0}", hello.ReturnType) & vbCrLf

// If the method has no return type, ReturnType is System.Void.
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Return type: {0}", hello.ReturnType) + "\n";

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.