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11/18/2011

ModuleBuilder.GetField Method (String, BindingFlags)

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Returns a module-level field, defined in the .sdata region of the portable executable (PE) file, that has the specified name and binding attributes.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides Function GetField ( _
    name As String, _
    bindingAttr As BindingFlags _
) As FieldInfo

public override FieldInfo GetField(
    string name,
    BindingFlags bindingAttr
)

Parameters

name
Type: System.String
The field name.

bindingAttr
Type: System.Reflection.BindingFlags
A combination of the BindingFlags bit flags used to control the search.

Return Value

Type: System.Reflection.FieldInfo
A field that has the specified name and binding attributes, or nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if the field does not exist.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The name parameter is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

When you emit dynamic assemblies, fields in the .sdata region of the portable executable (PE) file are defined by using the DefineInitializedData or DefineUninitializedData methods.

Important Note:
Module-level fields cannot be retrieved until after the CreateGlobalFunctions method has been called for the module.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4

Platforms

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

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