C# Type GetTypeFromCLSID(Guid)

Description

Type GetTypeFromCLSID(Guid) gets the type associated with the specified class identifier (CLSID).

Syntax

Type.GetTypeFromCLSID(Guid) has the following syntax.

public static Type GetTypeFromCLSID(
  Guid clsid
)

Parameters

Type.GetTypeFromCLSID(Guid) has the following parameters.

• clsid - The CLSID of the type to get.

Returns

Type.GetTypeFromCLSID(Guid) method returns System.__ComObject regardless of whether the CLSID is valid.

Example

The following example retrieves a GUID by passing the clsid parameter to the constructor of the Guid structure, and then retrieves the type associated with the specified class identifier (CLSID).

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using System;
class MyGetTypeFromCLSID
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        Guid myGuid1 = new Guid("1AE00DA4-1000-4ab3-BCD2-000B001EFB97");
    
        Type myType1 = Type.GetTypeFromCLSID(myGuid1);
  
        Console.WriteLine(myType1.GUID);
        Console.WriteLine(myType1.ToString());            
    }
}

The code above generates the following result.