TypeName.GetElementType Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Reflection.Metadata

Assembly:: System.Reflection.Metadata.dll

Package:: System.Reflection.Metadata v9.0.0

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Gets the TypeName of the object encompassed or referred to by the current array, pointer, or reference type.

public:
 System::Reflection::Metadata::TypeName ^ GetElementType();

public System.Reflection.Metadata.TypeName GetElementType ();

member this.GetElementType : unit -> System.Reflection.Metadata.TypeName

Public Function GetElementType () As TypeName

Returns

TypeName

Exceptions

InvalidOperationException

The current type is not an array, pointer or reference.

Remarks

For example, given "int[][]", unwraps the outermost array and returns "int[]".

Applies to

Jaa