C# Type GetNestedType(String, BindingFlags)

Description

Type GetNestedType(String, BindingFlags) when overridden in a derived class, searches for the specified nested type, using the specified binding constraints.

Syntax

Type.GetNestedType(String, BindingFlags) has the following syntax.

public abstract Type GetNestedType(
  string name,
  BindingFlags bindingAttr
)

Parameters

Type.GetNestedType(String, BindingFlags) has the following parameters.

• name - The string containing the name of the nested type to get.
• bindingAttr - A bitmask comprised of one or more BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted.
• bindingAttr - -or-
• bindingAttr - Zero, to return null.

Returns

Type.GetNestedType(String, BindingFlags) method returns An object representing the nested type that matches the specified requirements, if found; otherwise, null.

Example

// w  ww . j av a  2s .c om
using System;
using System.Reflection;
public class MyClass
{
    public class NestClass
    {
        public static int myPublicInt = 0;
    }
    public struct NestStruct
    {
        public static int myPublicInt = 0;
    }
}

public class MyMainClass
{
    public static void Main() 
    {
        try
        {
            Type myType=typeof(MyClass);

            Type nestType=myType.GetNestedType("NestClass",BindingFlags.DeclaredOnly);
            Console.WriteLine(nestType);
        }
        catch(Exception e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Error"+e.Message);  
        }         
    }
}

The code above generates the following result.