MethodBase Class

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Provides information about methods and constructors.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System. . :: . .Object
  System.Reflection. . :: . .MemberInfo
    System.Reflection..::..MethodBase
      System.Reflection. . :: . .ConstructorInfo
      System.Reflection. . :: . .MethodInfo

Namespace:  System.Reflection
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<SerializableAttribute> _
Public MustInherit Class MethodBase _
    Inherits MemberInfo

[SerializableAttribute]
public abstract class MethodBase : MemberInfo

[SerializableAttribute]
public ref class MethodBase abstract : public MemberInfo

[<AbstractClass>]
[<SerializableAttribute>]
type MethodBase =  
    class
        inherit MemberInfo
    end

public abstract class MethodBase extends MemberInfo

The MethodBase type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	MethodBase	Initializes a new instance of the MethodBase class.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	DeclaringType	Gets the class that declares the current method. (Overrides MemberInfo. . :: . .DeclaringType.)
	IsAbstract	Gets a value indicating whether the method is abstract.
	IsFinal	Gets a value indicating whether this method is final.
	IsPublic	Gets a value indicating whether this is a public method.
	IsStatic	Gets a value indicating whether the method is static.
	IsVirtual	Gets a value indicating whether the method is virtual.
	MemberType	When overridden in a derived class, gets a MemberTypes value indicating the type of the member — method, constructor, event, and so on. (Inherited from MemberInfo.)
	Name	Gets the name of the current method. (Overrides MemberInfo. . :: . .Name.)

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	Invoke	Invokes the method or constructor represented by the current instance, using the specified parameters.
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

MethodBase is the base class of MethodInfo and ConstructorInfo.

Thread Safety

This type is thread safe.

See Also

Reference

System.Reflection Namespace