ParameterInfo.ParameterType Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Reflection

Assembly:

System.Runtime.dll

Source:

ParameterInfo.cs

Gets the Type of this parameter.

public:
 virtual property Type ^ ParameterType { Type ^ get(); };

public virtual Type ParameterType { get; }

member this.ParameterType : Type

Public Overridable ReadOnly Property ParameterType As Type

Property Value

Type

The Type object that represents the Type of this parameter.

Examples

The following example shows how to get ParameterInfo objects for the parameters of a method, and then use the ParameterType property to display the type of each parameter.

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Reflection;
using namespace System::Runtime::InteropServices;
public ref class parminfo
{
public:
   static void mymethod( int int1m, [Out]interior_ptr<String^> str2m, interior_ptr<String^> str3m )
   {
       *str2m = "in mymethod";
   }

};

int main()
{
   Console::WriteLine( "\nReflection.Parameterinfo" );
   
   //Get the ParameterInfo parameter of a function.
   //Get the type.
   Type^ Mytype = Type::GetType( "parminfo" );
   
   //Get and display the method.
   MethodBase^ Mymethodbase = Mytype->GetMethod( "mymethod" );
   Console::Write( "\nMymethodbase = {0}", Mymethodbase );
   
   //Get the ParameterInfo array.
   array<ParameterInfo^>^Myarray = Mymethodbase->GetParameters();
   
   //Get and display the ParameterInfo of each parameter.
   System::Collections::IEnumerator^ enum0 = Myarray->GetEnumerator();
   while ( enum0->MoveNext() )
   {
      ParameterInfo^ Myparam = safe_cast<ParameterInfo^>(enum0->Current);
      Console::Write( "\nFor parameter # {0}, the ParameterType is - {1}", Myparam->Position, Myparam->ParameterType );
   }

   return 0;
}

/*
This code produces the following output:

Reflection.Parameterinfo

Mymethodbase = Void mymethod(Int32, System.String ByRef, System.String ByRef)
For parameter # 0, the ParameterType is - System.Int32
For parameter # 1, the ParameterType is - System.String&
For parameter # 2, the ParameterType is - System.String&
*/

 using System;
 using System.Reflection;

 class parminfo
 {
    public static void mymethod (
       int int1m, out string str2m, ref string str3m)
    {
       str2m = "in mymethod";
    }

    public static int Main(string[] args)
    {
       Console.WriteLine("\nReflection.Parameterinfo");

       //Get the ParameterInfo parameter of a function.

       //Get the type.
       Type Mytype = Type.GetType("parminfo");

       //Get and display the method.
       MethodBase Mymethodbase = Mytype.GetMethod("mymethod");
       Console.Write("\nMymethodbase = " + Mymethodbase);

       //Get the ParameterInfo array.
       ParameterInfo[]Myarray = Mymethodbase.GetParameters();

       //Get and display the ParameterInfo of each parameter.
       foreach (ParameterInfo Myparam in Myarray)
       {
          Console.Write ("\nFor parameter # " + Myparam.Position
             + ", the ParameterType is - " + Myparam.ParameterType);
       }
       return 0;
    }
 }

 /*
 This code produces the following output:

Reflection.Parameterinfo

Mymethodbase = Void mymethod(int, System.String ByRef, System.String ByRef)
For parameter # 0, the ParameterType is - System.Int32
For parameter # 1, the ParameterType is - System.String&
For parameter # 2, the ParameterType is - System.String&
 */

Imports System.Reflection

Class parminfo
    
    Public Shared Sub mymethod(int1m As Integer, ByRef str2m As String, _
    ByRef str3m As String)
        str2m = "in mymethod"
    End Sub
       
    Public Shared Function Main() As Integer
        Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.CrLf + "Reflection.Parameterinfo")
        
        'Get the ParameterInfo parameter of a function.
        'Get the type.
        Dim Mytype As Type = GetType(parminfo)
        
        'Get and display the method.
        Dim Mymethodbase As MethodBase = Mytype.GetMethod("mymethod")
        Console.Write(ControlChars.CrLf _
           + "Mymethodbase = " + Mymethodbase.ToString())
        
        'Get the ParameterInfo array.
        Dim Myarray As ParameterInfo() = Mymethodbase.GetParameters()
        
        'Get and display the ParameterInfo of each parameter.
        Dim Myparam As ParameterInfo
        For Each Myparam In  Myarray
            Console.Write(ControlChars.CrLf _
               + "For parameter # " + Myparam.Position.ToString() _
               + ", the ParameterType is - " + Myparam.ParameterType.ToString())
        Next Myparam
        Return 0
    End Function
End Class

' This code produces the following output:
' 
' Reflection.Parameterinfo

' Mymethodbase = Void mymethod(Int32, System.String ByRef, System.String ByRef)
' For parameter # 0, the ParameterType is - System.Int32
' For parameter # 1, the ParameterType is - System.String&
' For parameter # 2, the ParameterType is - System.String&

Remarks

This method depends on an optional metadata and might not be available in all compilers.

To get the ParameterInfo array, first get the method or the constructor and then call MethodBase.GetParameters.