Class Method<TSignature>

Represents reflected method.

Inheritance
Object
MemberInfo
MethodBase
MethodInfo
Method<TSignature>
Implements
IMethod<TSignature>
IMethod<MethodInfo, TSignature>
IMember<MethodInfo, TSignature>
System.IConvertible<TSignature>
Inherited Members
Namespace: DotNext.Reflection
Assembly: DotNext.Reflection.dll
Syntax
public sealed class Method<TSignature> : MethodInfo, IMethod<TSignature>, IMethod<MethodInfo, TSignature>, IMember<MethodInfo, TSignature>, IMember<MethodInfo>, ICustomAttributeProvider, IConvertible<TSignature>, IEquatable<MethodInfo> where TSignature : MulticastDelegate
Type Parameters
Name Description
TSignature

Type of delegate describing signature of the reflected method.

Properties

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Attributes

Gets the attributes associated with this method.

Declaration
public override MethodAttributes Attributes { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
MethodAttributes
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CallingConvention

Gets a value indicating the calling conventions for this constructor.

Declaration
public override CallingConventions CallingConvention { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
CallingConventions
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ContainsGenericParameters

Gets a value indicating whether the generic method contains unassigned generic type parameters.

Declaration
public override bool ContainsGenericParameters { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Boolean
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CustomAttributes

Gets a collection that contains this member's custom attributes.

Declaration
public override IEnumerable<CustomAttributeData> CustomAttributes { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
IEnumerable<CustomAttributeData>
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DeclaringType

Gets the class that declares this method.

Declaration
public override Type DeclaringType { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Type
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IsGenericMethod

Gets a value indicating whether the method is generic.

Declaration
public override bool IsGenericMethod { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Boolean
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IsGenericMethodDefinition

Gets a value indicating whether the method is a generic method definition.

Declaration
public override bool IsGenericMethodDefinition { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Boolean
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IsSecurityCritical

Gets a value that indicates whether the method is security-critical or security-safe-critical at the current trust level, and therefore can perform critical operations.

Declaration
public override bool IsSecurityCritical { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Boolean
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IsSecuritySafeCritical

Gets a value that indicates whether the method is security-safe-critical at the current trust level; that is, whether it can perform critical operations and can be accessed by transparent code.

Declaration
public override bool IsSecuritySafeCritical { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Boolean
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IsSecurityTransparent

Gets a value that indicates whether the current method is transparent at the current trust level, and therefore cannot perform critical operations.

Declaration
public override bool IsSecurityTransparent { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Boolean
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MemberType

Always returns Method.

Declaration
public override MemberTypes MemberType { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
MemberTypes
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MetadataToken

Gets a value that identifies a metadata element.

Declaration
public override int MetadataToken { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Int32
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MethodHandle

Gets a handle to the internal metadata representation of a method.

Declaration
public override RuntimeMethodHandle MethodHandle { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
RuntimeMethodHandle
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MethodImplementationFlags

Gets method implementation attributes.

Declaration
public override MethodImplAttributes MethodImplementationFlags { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
MethodImplAttributes
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Module

Gets the module in which the type that declares the method represented by the current instance is defined.

Declaration
public override Module Module { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Module
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Name

Gets name of this method.

Declaration
public override string Name { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
String
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ReflectedType

Gets the class object that was used to obtain this instance.

Declaration
public override Type ReflectedType { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Type
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ReturnParameter

Gets information about the return type of the method, such as whether the return type has custom modifiers.

Declaration
public override ParameterInfo ReturnParameter { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
ParameterInfo
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ReturnType

Gets the return type of this method.

Declaration
public override Type ReturnType { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Type
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ReturnTypeCustomAttributes

Gets the custom attributes for the return type.

Declaration
public override ICustomAttributeProvider ReturnTypeCustomAttributes { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
ICustomAttributeProvider
Overrides

Methods

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CreateDelegate(Type)

Creates a delegate of the specified type from this method.

Declaration
public override Delegate CreateDelegate(Type delegateType)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type delegateType

The type of the delegate to create.
Returns
Type Description
Delegate

The delegate for this method.
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CreateDelegate(Type, Object)

Creates a delegate of the specified type from this method.

Declaration
public override Delegate CreateDelegate(Type delegateType, object target)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type delegateType

The type of the delegate to create.
Object target

The object targeted by the delegate.
Returns
Type Description
Delegate

The delegate for this method.
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Equals(Object)

Determines whether this method is equal to the given method.

Declaration
public override bool Equals(object other)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Object other

Other constructor to compare.
Returns
Type Description
Boolean

true if this object reflects the same method as the specified object; otherwise, false.
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Equals(MethodInfo)

Determines whether this method is equal to the given method.

Declaration
public bool Equals(MethodInfo other)
Parameters
Type Name Description
MethodInfo other

Other constructor to compare.
Returns
Type Description
Boolean

true if this object reflects the same method as the specified object; otherwise, false.
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GetBaseDefinition()

Returns the method on the direct or indirect base class in which the method represented by this instance was first declared.

Declaration
public override MethodInfo GetBaseDefinition()
Returns
Type Description
MethodInfo

The first implementation of this method.
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GetCustomAttributes(Boolean)

Returns an array of all custom attributes applied to this method.

Declaration
public override object[] GetCustomAttributes(bool inherit)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Boolean inherit

true to search this member's inheritance chain to find the attributes; otherwise, false.
Returns
Type Description
Object[]

An array that contains all the custom attributes applied to this method.
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GetCustomAttributes(Type, Boolean)

Returns an array of all custom attributes applied to this method.

Declaration
public override object[] GetCustomAttributes(Type attributeType, bool inherit)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type attributeType

The type of attribute to search for. Only attributes that are assignable to this type are returned.
Boolean inherit

true to search this member's inheritance chain to find the attributes; otherwise, false.
Returns
Type Description
Object[]

An array that contains all the custom attributes applied to this method.
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GetCustomAttributesData()

Returns a list of custom attributes that have been applied to the target method.

Declaration
public override IList<CustomAttributeData> GetCustomAttributesData()
Returns
Type Description
IList<CustomAttributeData>

The data about the attributes that have been applied to the target method.
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GetGenericArguments()

Returns the type arguments of a generic method or the type parameters of a generic method definition.

Declaration
public override Type[] GetGenericArguments()
Returns
Type Description
Type[]

The list of generic arguments.
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GetGenericMethodDefinition()

Returns generic method definition from which the current method can be constructed.

Declaration
public override MethodInfo GetGenericMethodDefinition()
Returns
Type Description
MethodInfo

Generic method definition from which the current method can be constructed.
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GetHashCode()

Computes hash code uniquely identifies the reflected method.

Declaration
public override int GetHashCode()
Returns
Type Description
Int32

The hash code of the method.
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GetMethodBody()

Provides access to the MSIL stream, local variables, and exceptions for the current method.

Declaration
public override MethodBody GetMethodBody()
Returns
Type Description
MethodBody

An object that provides access to the MSIL stream, local variables, and exceptions for the current method.
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GetMethodImplementationFlags()

Gets method implementation attributes.

Declaration
public override MethodImplAttributes GetMethodImplementationFlags()
Returns
Type Description
MethodImplAttributes

Implementation attributes.
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GetParameters()

Gets method parameters.

Declaration
public override ParameterInfo[] GetParameters()
Returns
Type Description
ParameterInfo[]

The array of method parameters.
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Invoke(Object, BindingFlags, Binder, Object[], CultureInfo)

Invokes this method.

Declaration
public override object Invoke(object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Object obj

The object on which to invoke the method.
BindingFlags invokeAttr

Specifies the type of binding.
Binder binder

Defines a set of properties and enables the binding, coercion of argument types, and invocation of members using reflection.
Object[] parameters

A list of method arguments.
CultureInfo culture

Used to govern the coercion of types.
Returns
Type Description
Object

The return value of the invoked method.
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IsDefined(Type, Boolean)

Determines whether one or more attributes of the specified type or of its derived types is applied to this method.

Declaration
public override bool IsDefined(Type attributeType, bool inherit)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type attributeType

The type of custom attribute to search for. The search includes derived types.
Boolean inherit

true to search this member's inheritance chain to find the attributes; otherwise, false.
Returns
Type Description
Boolean

true if one or more instances of attributeType or any of its derived types is applied to this method; otherwise, false.
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MakeGenericMethod(Type[])

Substitutes the elements of an array of types for the type parameters of the current generic method definition, and returns the resulting constructed method.

Declaration
public override MethodInfo MakeGenericMethod(params Type[] typeArguments)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type[] typeArguments

An array of types to be substituted for the type parameters of the current generic method definition.
Returns
Type Description
MethodInfo

The constructed method formed by substituting the elements of typeArguments for the type parameters of the current generic method definition.
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ToString()

Returns textual representation of this method.

Declaration
public override string ToString()
Returns
Type Description
String

The textual representation of this method.
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Operators

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Implicit(Method<TSignature> to TSignature)

Gets a delegate representing this method.

Declaration
public static implicit operator TSignature(Method<TSignature> method)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Method<TSignature> method

The reflected method.
Returns
Type Description
TSignature

Explicit Interface Implementations

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IMember<MethodInfo, TSignature>.Invoker

Declaration
TSignature IMember<MethodInfo, TSignature>.Invoker { get; }
Returns
Type Description
TSignature
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IMember<MethodInfo>.RuntimeMember

Declaration
MethodInfo IMember<MethodInfo>.RuntimeMember { get; }
Returns
Type Description
MethodInfo

Implements

System.IConvertible<>

Extension Methods