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11/18/2011

MemberTypes Enumeration

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Marks each type of member that is defined as a derived class of MemberInfo.

This enumeration has a FlagsAttribute attribute that allows a bitwise combination of its member values.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<FlagsAttribute> _
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public Enumeration MemberTypes

[FlagsAttribute]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public enum MemberTypes

Members

	Member name	Description
	Constructor	Specifies that the member is a constructor, representing a ConstructorInfo member. Hexadecimal value of 0x01.
	Event	Specifies that the member is an event, representing an EventInfo member. Hexadecimal value of 0x02.
	Field	Specifies that the member is a field, representing a FieldInfo member. Hexadecimal value of 0x04.
	Method	Specifies that the member is a method, representing a MethodInfo member. Hexadecimal value of 0x08.
	Property	Specifies that the member is a property, representing a PropertyInfo member. Hexadecimal value of 0x10.
	TypeInfo	Specifies that the member is a type, representing a TypeInfo member. Hexadecimal value of 0x20.
	Custom	Specifies that the member is a custom member type. Hexadecimal value of 0x40.
	NestedType	Specifies that the member is a nested type, extending MemberInfo.
	All	Specifies all member types.

Remarks

These enum values are returned by MemberType and are useful in switch statements. MemberTypes matches CorTypeAttr as defined in the corhdr.h file.

To obtain the MemberTypes value for a method:

First get a Type.
From the Type, get the MemberInfo array.
From the MemberInfo array, get the MemberType.

Examples

The following example displays the member types for the specified class.

Note:
To run this example, see Building Examples That Use a Demo Method and a TextBlock Control.

Imports System.Reflection

Class Example

   Public Overloads Shared Function Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock) As Integer
      outputBlock.Text &= ControlChars.Lf & "Reflection.MemberTypes" & vbCrLf
      Dim Mymembertypes As MemberTypes

      ' Get the type of a chosen class.
      Dim Mytype As Type = Type.GetType("System.Reflection.ReflectionTypeLoadException")

      ' Get the MemberInfo array.
      Dim Mymembersinfoarray As MemberInfo() = Mytype.GetMembers()

      ' Get and display the name and the MemberType for each member.
      Dim Mymemberinfo As MemberInfo
      For Each Mymemberinfo In Mymembersinfoarray
         Mymembertypes = Mymemberinfo.MemberType
         outputBlock.Text += String.Format("The member {0} of {1} is a {2}.", Mymemberinfo.Name, Mytype, Mymembertypes.ToString()) & vbCrLf
      Next Mymemberinfo
      Return 0
   End Function 'Main
End Class 'membertypesenum

using System;
using System.Reflection;

class Example
{
   public static int Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
   {
      outputBlock.Text += "\nReflection.MemberTypes" + "\n";
      MemberTypes Mymembertypes;

      // Get the type of a chosen class.
      Type Mytype = Type.GetType
          ("System.Reflection.ReflectionTypeLoadException");

      // Get the MemberInfo array.
      MemberInfo[] Mymembersinfoarray = Mytype.GetMembers();

      // Get and display the name and the MemberType for each member.
      foreach (MemberInfo Mymemberinfo in Mymembersinfoarray)
      {
         Mymembertypes = Mymemberinfo.MemberType;
         outputBlock.Text += String.Format("The member {0} of {1} is a {2}.", Mymemberinfo.Name, Mytype, Mymembertypes.ToString()) + "\n";
      }
      return 0;
   }
}

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

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