PropertyDescriptor.GetTypeFromName(String) Method
Definition
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Returns a type using its name.
protected:
Type ^ GetTypeFromName(System::String ^ typeName);
protected Type GetTypeFromName (string typeName);
protected Type? GetTypeFromName (string? typeName);
member this.GetTypeFromName : string -> Type
Protected Function GetTypeFromName (typeName As String) As Type
Parameters
- typeName
- String
The assembly-qualified name of the type to retrieve.
Returns
A Type that matches the given type name, or null
if a match cannot be found.
Remarks
To find the appropriate type, this method first checks the assembly of the type that this PropertyDescriptor references. If it does not find the type in the assembly, it calls Type.GetType.