TypeDescriptionProvider.GetRuntimeType(Type) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.ComponentModel

Assembly:: System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter.dll

Assembly:: System.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

Source:: TypeDescriptionProvider.cs

Source:: TypeDescriptionProvider.cs

Source:: TypeDescriptionProvider.cs

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Converts a reflection type into a runtime type.

public:
 virtual Type ^ GetRuntimeType(Type ^ reflectionType);

public virtual Type GetRuntimeType (Type reflectionType);

abstract member GetRuntimeType : Type -> Type
override this.GetRuntimeType : Type -> Type

Public Overridable Function GetRuntimeType (reflectionType As Type) As Type

Parameters

reflectionType: Type

The type to convert to its runtime equivalent.

Returns

Type

A Type that represents the runtime equivalent of reflectionType.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

reflectionType is null.

Remarks

The GetRuntimeType method reverses the GetReflectionType method to convert a reflection type back into a runtime type. Using the GetRuntimeType method is preferred over using the UnderlyingSystemType property, which was used in earlier versions to return the runtime type.

Applies to