System.Reflection namespaces

The System.Reflection, System.Reflection.Context, and System.Reflection.Emit namespaces contain types that provide a managed view of loaded types, methods, and fields, and that enable customized reflection contexts.

This topic displays the types in the System.Reflection, System.Reflection.Context, and System.Reflection.Emit namespaces that are included in the .NET for Windows Store apps. Note that the .NET for Windows Store apps does not include all the members of each type. For information about individual types, see the linked topics. The documentation for a type indicates which members are included in the .NET for Windows Store apps.

System.Reflection namespace

Types supported in the .NET for Windows Store apps	Description
AmbiguousMatchException	The exception that is thrown when binding to a member results in more than one member matching the binding criteria. This class cannot be inherited.
Assembly	Represents an assembly, which is a reusable, versionable, and self-describing building block of a common language runtime application.
AssemblyCompanyAttribute	Defines a company name custom attribute for an assembly manifest.
AssemblyConfigurationAttribute	Specifies the build configuration, such as retail or debug, for an assembly.
AssemblyContentType	Provides information about the type of code contained in an assembly.
AssemblyCopyrightAttribute	Defines a copyright custom attribute for an assembly manifest.
AssemblyCultureAttribute	Specifies which culture the assembly supports.
AssemblyDefaultAliasAttribute	Defines a friendly default alias for an assembly manifest.
AssemblyDelaySignAttribute	Specifies that the assembly is not fully signed when created.
AssemblyDescriptionAttribute	Provides a text description for an assembly.
AssemblyFileVersionAttribute	Instructs a compiler to use a specific version number for the Win32 file version resource. The Win32 file version is not required to be the same as the assembly's version number.
AssemblyFlagsAttribute	Specifies a bitwise combination of AssemblyNameFlags flags for an assembly, describing just-in-time (JIT) compiler options, whether the assembly is retargetable, and whether it has a full or tokenized public key. This class cannot be inherited.
AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute	Defines additional version information for an assembly manifest.
AssemblyKeyFileAttribute	Specifies the name of a file containing the key pair used to generate a strong name.
AssemblyKeyNameAttribute	Specifies the name of a key container within the CSP containing the key pair used to generate a strong name.
AssemblyMetadataAttribute	Defines a key/value metadata pair for the decorated assembly.
AssemblyName	Describes an assembly's unique identity in full.
AssemblyNameFlags	Provides information about an Assembly reference.
AssemblyProductAttribute	Defines a product name custom attribute for an assembly manifest.
AssemblySignatureKeyAttribute	Specifies the signature key for the assembly.
AssemblyTitleAttribute	Specifies a description for an assembly.
AssemblyTrademarkAttribute	Defines a trademark custom attribute for an assembly manifest.
AssemblyVersionAttribute	Specifies the version of the assembly being attributed.
CallingConventions	Defines the valid calling conventions for a method.
ConstructorInfo	Discovers the attributes of a class constructor and provides access to constructor metadata.
CustomAttributeData	Provides access to custom attribute data for assemblies, modules, types, members and parameters that are loaded into the reflection-only context.
CustomAttributeExtensions	Contains static methods for retrieving custom attributes.
CustomAttributeNamedArgument	Represents a named argument of a custom attribute in the reflection-only context.
CustomAttributeTypedArgument	Represents an argument of a custom attribute in the reflection-only context, or an element of an array argument.
DefaultMemberAttribute	Defines the member of a type that is the default member used by InvokeMember.
EventAttributes	Specifies the attributes of an event.
EventInfo	Discovers the attributes of an event and provides access to event metadata.
FieldAttributes	Specifies flags that describe the attributes of a field.
FieldInfo	Discovers the attributes of a field and provides access to field metadata.
GenericParameterAttributes	Describes the constraints on a generic type parameter of a generic type or method.
InterfaceMapping	Retrieves the mapping of an interface into the actual methods on a class that implements that interface.
IntrospectionExtensions	Contains methods for converting System.Type objects.
IReflectableType	Represents a type that you can reflect over.
LocalVariableInfo	Discovers the attributes of a local variable and provides access to local variable metadata.
ManifestResourceInfo	Provides access to manifest resources, which are XML files that describe application dependencies.
MemberInfo	Obtains information about the attributes of a member and provides access to member metadata.
MethodAttributes	Specifies flags for method attributes. These flags are defined in the corhdr.h file.
MethodBase	Provides information about methods and constructors.
MethodImplAttributes	Specifies flags for the attributes of a method implementation.
MethodInfo	Discovers the attributes of a method and provides access to method metadata.
Missing	Represents a missing Object. This class cannot be inherited.
Module	Performs reflection on a module.
ParameterAttributes	Defines the attributes that can be associated with a parameter. These are defined in CorHdr.h.
ParameterInfo	Discovers the attributes of a parameter and provides access to parameter metadata.
PropertyAttributes	Defines the attributes that can be associated with a property. These attribute values are defined in corhdr.h.
PropertyInfo	Discovers the attributes of a property and provides access to property metadata.
ReflectionContext	Represents a context that can provide reflection objects.
ReflectionTypeLoadException	The exception that is thrown by the ModuleGetTypes() method if any of the classes in a module cannot be loaded. This class cannot be inherited.
ResourceLocation	Specifies the resource location.
RuntimeReflectionExtensions	Provides methods that retrieve information about types at run time.
TargetInvocationException	The exception that is thrown by methods invoked through reflection. This class cannot be inherited.
TargetParameterCountException	The exception that is thrown when the number of parameters for an invocation does not match the number expected. This class cannot be inherited.
TypeAttributes	Specifies type attributes.
TypeInfo	Represents type declarations: class types, interface types, array types, value types, enumeration types, type parameters, generic type definitions, and open or closed constructed generic types.

System.Reflection.Context namespace

Types supported in the .NET for Windows Store apps	Description
CustomReflectionContext	Represents a customizable reflection context.

System.Reflection.Emit namespace

Types supported in the .NET for Windows Store apps	Description
FlowControl	Describes how an instruction alters the flow of control.
OpCode	Describes a Microsoft intermediate language (MSIL) instruction.
OpCodes	Provides field representations of the Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL) instructions for emission by the ILGenerator class members (such as Emit).
OpCodeType	Describes the types of the Microsoft intermediate language (MSIL) instructions.
OperandType	Describes the operand type of Microsoft intermediate language (MSIL) instruction.
PackingSize	Specifies one of two factors that determine the memory alignment of fields when a type is marshaled.
StackBehaviour	Describes how values are pushed onto a stack or popped off a stack.

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