Type.GetFields Method (BindingFlags)

[George_George]

Thanks Senthil, I have written a test case, I am using a base class type variable to point to a derived type and in the derived type, I override a method of base class. But it seems I can get nothing in variable fields. Any ideas?

class Program
{
    class Foo
    {
        public static int abc;
        virtual public void bcd()
        {

        }
    }

    class Goo : Foo
    {
        override public void bcd()
        {

        }
    }

    static void Main(string\[\] args)
    {
        Foo f = new Goo();
        FieldInfo\[\] fields = f.GetType().GetFields(BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public);

        return;
    }
}

regards, George

[S Senthil Kumar]

George_George wrote:

But it seems I can get nothing in variable fields. Any ideas?

The text in the MSDN page is for people deriving from System.Type, for whatever reason. From a user's perspective, it returns the list of fields in the class represented by the Type.

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[George_George]

Thanks Senthil, The fields only for member variables, not for functions? regards, George

[Vega02]

The field abc is defined as static, but in your GetFields() call you ask it to return only instance fields.

[S Senthil Kumar]

GetFields returns only fields (member variables) in that type. Type.GetMethods[^] returns functions defined in that Type.

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[leppie]

Call GetMembers then.

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[leppie]

S. Senthil Kumar wrote:

for whatever reason.

Every single type defined derives from Type as a RuntimeType.

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[George_George]

For any user defined class, does the class implicitly derives from Type? regards, George

[George_George]

I have tested it, leppie! Looks like GetMembers is more powerful than GetFields. :-) regards, George

[George_George]

Thanks Senthil, Looks like GetMembers return both methods and fields, and GetMethods/GetFields returns just method/field? So, GetMembers is more powerful. :-) regards, George

[George_George]

Thanks Vega02, I think the root cause is, I do not know GetFields will not return methods before. :-) regards, George